In the interim, I was ill with the flu for a week and I still have traces of it. It is hot outside - we are now getting the day of 90F+ with 90% humidity. Really makes one enjoy and appreciate AC!
Chicken tractor - made a bulk feeder for the tractor. Now, they have about 1 week's supply of corn and grain to supplement their other food. The reason is that on some days, the chickens seem hungry when you go to feed them and on others not interested in the food. I am not sure what is happening as they do get a steady supply of fruits, grain and other stuff. But I prefer to err on the side of caution. Working on a bulk watering system now. During their scratching in the grass, a lot of junk gets into their water supply. No eggs for a couple weeks. Believe that a lot of it has to do with the heat.
Mangoes - Mango season is in full swing. Everything from small to large - tasty to just a little less tasty. I have spent the last week looking for the smallest and largest ones I can find - based on type not size. Picking an average unit of each, I weighed them. The smallest is the common round mango at 4 oz (110 grams), while the largest so far is at 29 oz (800 grams)for a Valencia Pride. Both are very tasty and I planted the seeds after enjoying the fruit. I now have 11 seeds growing - common, Nelson, Bombay, Valencia Pride and East Indian to name a few. I am going to try growing dwarf fruit trees to get more species in my small yard. I did manage to get hold of a seed from mango called Madame Francis from Haiti. A mature tree is supposed to produce up to 1,000 mangoes - that right, 1K! Of course, with the lack of good soil in Cayman, I am sure that 200 would be an achievement! There is a saying in Jamaica that when mango season starts, put your pots away! They are not kidding!
With the rains, the grass started to grow and it now has to be cut every week.
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