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After a nearly five year hiatus, Fred's Garden Blog is back! Now you can enjoy and experience the gardening exploits and adventures of Fred in his quest to hybridize brugmansia and keep his jungle and nursery under control.

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On the grid

Now that the temperatures have warmed back up to the 60's, the lizards have thawed out and are back on the move.  This little guy was soaking up some sun on an empty plant bench.
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A toad on detention...

This toad must be on double secret detention because it is just sitting there with its nose pressed against a sand covered pot...
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Another one gets away!

Seeing how it is New Year's Eve, you may be thinking I'm talking about the year 2009, but I'm not.  I'm talking about another darn Cuban Tree Frog!  Who knows, this could be the same one I've let escape a few times already this year.With eyes like those looking at you, how on earth could you snuff this poor guy out????  If you followed my earlier posts you know they are an invasive species that is working its way up the state.  When found, we are supposed to destroy them.  Actually, ...
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These slimy guys are relentless...

Look what I found when I was making my rounds tonight.  These darn slugs are relentless in their quest to eat all my brugs!Although I applied snail and slug bait in my primary growing areas, I did not treat all the independent brugmansias growing in my yard.  That's where I found these guys eating away tonight.  Unfortunately for them it ended up being their last supper...
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A look of confidence

This toad is confident he is going to have a nice meal today.  These guys are my friends because some of their favorite foods are snails and slugs.  Unfortunately for my plants there are plenty of snails and slugs around for them to eat.  I just wish I could propogate toads as easily as I do brugmansia!
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