Gardening in Fuerteventura

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Sill growing and one has put out some additional stalks from the base:

 

Did you know they used to make rope from the agave plant fibres here in the old days?

[Can the Man]

They use the agave root for making tequila in Mexico

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

... Did you know they used to make rope from the agave plant fibres here in the old days?

Also, according to Wikipedia - Resulting from its natural habitat in stressful environments, agave is under preliminary research for its potential use in germplasm conservation and in biotechnology to better anticipate the economic effects of global climate change.

Would you like to translate that into basic English Sam? 

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

They use the agave root for making tequila in Mexico

and don't forget the worm! 🐍

[Johnrgby]

... Did you know they used to make rope from the agave plant fibres here in the old days?

Also, according to Wikipedia - Resulting from its natural habitat in stressful environments, agave is under preliminary research for its potential use in germplasm conservation and in biotechnology to better anticipate the economic effects of global climate change.

Would you like to translate that into basic English Sam? 

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

All wonderfully clear now, thanks Sam   

No really, I do understand a bit better where your original quote was coming from. Your 'simply put' sentence switched the bulb on for me!

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Bit chilly today for working in the garden so I did some indoor jobs but I took time to have a wander around the garden to see what was in bloom/growing:

Flamboyante tree sprouting new leaves.

purple flowered chives, local, are they edible? I've not tried eating them yet, just my white garlic chives.

Datura, Blackcurrant Swirl, survived the calima/winds fine.

  Don't know the name but I can smell the fragrance this year!

one of my favourites, going mad as usual. The lizards pull the flowers off to eat!

Honeysuckle propagated through layering.

self seeded basil - batch of pesto coming up!

Drago and Swiss Cheese plant all looking happy.

Really hoping my banana will fruit this year - it's put out some enormous new leaves. When I was in Madeira last month I was advised to water over the top as well as around the base, like rain, the leaves are certainly responding!

the guaydil is about to burst into bloom, covered in buds.

if you peer carefully at the middle of the pic you can see a pigeon/dove? sitting on a nest in the tree.

the same trees, false peppers, have a passion flower scrambling through them, overgrown from the fence.
 

hope your milkweeds are ready, saw my first Monarch yesterday! And I really must get round to weeding out    the butterfly posts in this thread and putting them all together in their own thread!

Tomorrow I'll add the pics from the raised borders - lots in flower there.

[GMT]

Thank you for the pictures all over this thread Tamara, to the other posters as well; good insight into Fuerte's flora. I found this thread on Google a few months ago and that is how I found out about this forum.

Question: Almond trees, can they be grown in Fuerteventura. I think there shouldn't be any problem but I wanted to hear from you residents.

Thanks.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

GMT - thanks for your comments. Interesting that Google found you the thread and hence the forum! Thanks for joining us.

Sam - this particular banana plant has been in the ground about 3 years now. I grew it from a small baby of one I had in Corralejo. It now has 4 babies of it's own, 2 are 1 year old and 2 are pretty new. I think I read somewhere that all but 1 baby should be removed so the plant can put all it's vigour into fruiting and then the baby which will take over from the original. Better get out there with the spade ….

[Archer]

Tamara - there's a guy on the FV2 roundabout junction to Giniginamar who grow all sorts, near the baranco. He has a banana tree that crops really well. Good luck with yours in your sheltered spot. Mine doesn't like the wind, so I don't hold out much hope!

GMT - my Almond tree has a few bigger Almonds this year. Last time they were tiny and didn't swell up (not pollinated maybe?) Fingers crossed they don't get blown off - it's gusting over 70km/h right now.