Thursday, December 20, 2007
Winter Gardening
 It's the end of December and the end of the rainy season in Nicaragua. We're still getting quick afternoon showers and light, steady rain in Jinotepe at night but the heavy rains are gone for now. I've got 35 tomato, 1 cayenne, and 3 yellow crookneck squash plants in the front yard. The rest of the space is packed with flowers of every type, orchids, mallows, marigolds, hibiscus, and many I don't know the names of.  It was a little chilly again this morning as Roger and I bagged up all the cuttings from a very generous friend on the Apoyo Crater Lake. I don't know the names of any of these plants, just that they're all gorgeous and (hopefully) easy to grow. Some plants will stay in my Jinotepe yard while most will get transplanted to the finca.  These teak trees, bought just south of Diriomo for a cordoba each (5 cents!), need to be transplanted to the finca this upcoming week. Besides that bit of work and weekly watering for the landscaping we've already put in, it's time for a break for the holidays. Construction should resume sometime early next year. Until then it's time for relaxing in the hammock with some Flor de Caña rum and just enjoying the blue skies and great breezes of December in Nicaragua. |
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