Growing Eggplants in the Small Pot - Food Variety 41

We know the eggplants come from warm regions, so, they should grow well in our "hot" climate state. 

Fig 01 - Flower of eggplant.

First, just for "experiment" purposes, we bought a very little plant from the Walmart Neighborhood nursery, it is a kind of a starter or a transplant plant, and then we transfer it in our little pot.

Like to other our potted plants:

- we water them almost every day 

- and give them fertilizer at least once a week.

After several weeks, we saw surprising thing that is a beautiful flower. Purple color. Never seen before.

Fig 02 - Flower with little eggplant

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Fig 03 - The eggplant comes out.

Other types of eggplants have flower colors of:

- purple

- violet

- and lavender,

Fig 04 - Two eggplants in the pot

Do you know the colors of eggplants?

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Blooming of Asiatic Lily - Gardening and Hobby 80

We have several kinds of lilies. This one is called as Asiatic Lily, yellow Asiatic lily. One of my favorites.

Fig 01 - The Yellow Asiatic lily

From its name, you can probably guess where the flower comes from. Yes, it originates in Asian countries:  

- Korea

- Japan

- China

Since our region has a warmer climate, the flowers grow well here. We observe them blooming from May to June every year. Moreover, our state has developed some hybrids with characterized by heat and humidity tolerance.

Fig 02 - Two yellow flowers

Few hybrid in our state are Red Alert, Eyeliner and Nashville.

Fig 03 - Flower with light fragrance.

Finally, do you know what this flower is?

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The Warbler Comes to the Yard - Critter 114

 We saw very interesting, pretty and cool looking birds at our backyard this morning. They love our bird feeders.

Fig 01 - A Warbler on the feeder

There are plenty of Warbler species in our areas, at least 30 species. This is because our region included in Mississippi flyway migration route.

We believe (suspected) the Warblers that visit our backyard and our nearby neighborhood could be:

- Yellow warbler which is called a swamp canary

- A Prothonotary Warbler, also called a yellow swamp warbler

The Scientific names for the Yellow Warbler and the Prothonotary Warbler are Setophaga petechia and Protonotaria citrea respectively.

Fig 02 - Hydrangeas, illustration.

Fig 03 - A Warbler at neighborhood.

Have you seen the Yellow Warbler and the Prothonotary Warble around your areas?

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Hybrid of "Adah Elizabeth Lesslie" Daylily - Gardening and Hobby 79

Our city, Baton Rouge has its own hybrid Daylily called "Adah Elizabeth Lesslie." This hybrid grows well in our hot and humid climate areas.

Fig 01 - Adah Elizabeth Lesslie" Daylily

This hybrid has spreads across the state of Louisiana and into other southern regions along the Gulf of Mexico. 

The "Adah Elizabeth Lesslie" Daylily is observed blooming in the city garden annually during the month of May. 

People love this flower for several reasons, including its wide range of colors:

- Soft pinks and buttery yellows

- Vibrant apple-green throats

- Luminous silvery-whites

Fig 02 - Beautiful color

Fig 03 - Attractive color

Fig 04 - Two Adah Elizabeth Lesslie" Daylilies.

Do you recognize Adah Elizabeth Lesslie" Daylily?

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The Egyptian Goose at Community Park - Critter 113

When walking at one of our community parks, we saw several kinds of birds. There was one particularly strange-looking goose.

Fig 01 - The Egyptian Goose

Look very cool, we have never seen a goose that looks like that. After googling, it is said that the critter is an Egyptian Goose, origin from Africa.

Since this critter is not our native one, we believe the birds might be:

- ornamental pets, then escaped from nearby owners of our community park.

- migration from our neighbor state, Texas.

In case of Texas, population of Egyptian Goose is quite abundant, because the bird is good in adaptation to state warm climate and there are fewer natural predators, especially in urban landscapes.

Fig 02 - A whistling duck

We saw another migration duck, a whistling duck. They came from Mexico for breeding in our areas.

Fig 03 - A couple of whistling duck.

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Blooming of Iris in the Small Garden - Gardening and Hobby 78

We have several favorite flowers, and the Iris is one of them.  Its blooming period is usually from late March to April each year.

Fig 01 - Pretty flower

As far as I know, our state has five native Iris flowers. Iris hexagona is our favorite. It is because:

- easy to grow 

- low maintenance

- simple but attractive in colors, ranging from blue to violet.

We planted Iris hexagona many years ago, and it has blooming almost every year.

If we are lucky, we may observe these blue or violet flowers growing as wildflowers in the nature.

Fig 02 - Native flower of Louisiana.

We believe that Louisiana native Iris often grows wild in the ditches and other areas around here.

Fig 03 - African Iris, illustration

What varieties of Iris grow in your areas?

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A Bald Eagle around our Areas - Critter 112

We saw a bald eagle a little bit closer around her nest about a couple week ago. A beautiful creature. 

Fig 01 - Bald Eagle.

Bald Eagles were very rare few decades ago, but nowadays we often see them flying around our areas. 

Interestingly, the birds keep the same "big" nests years by years, it is because the eagles match for life.

Hence, we might observe their babies in numerous numbers are born there over multiple years.

We believe there have been pairs in close by area for many years now, rebuilding each time a hurricane has been bad enough to destroy the nest.

Fig 02 - The bald eagle nest

Have you seen the eagles and their nests?

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