Timber – So Long Old Tree
I don’t have to tell you guys that Summer and I are very into our landscaping and building not just our house, but creating a really cool tropical landscape. One of the things to deal with living in Puerto Rico are the termites. Termites are everywhere.
Termites have eaten their way through gardening equipment handles, expensive palm trees but mostly just kill the undesirable Salsa trees. These trees grow like weeds everywhere and take all the nutrition away from other more desirable trees (shade year around, fruit etc).
When we moved into this place we had no trees in the back yard. The yard had been recently bulldozed and we started from scratch with a few sprouted coconuts we found. Over the years we have been clearing out the Salsa trees, planting more stuff and trying to create a cool landscape. We had one Salsa tree that grew big quick, so we kept it for shade in the summer time but this year, it didn’t survive the termites.
I cut it down yesterday (with a reciprocating saw ) and now our back yard is landscaped EXCLUSIVELY with plants and trees that we planted ourselves. It’s a cool feeling to have, especially now that some of them are 8ft plus tall.
Tags: garden, pictures, trees, Yard
June 12th, 2010 at 6:21 pm
Stefan, The yard and landscaping look great. I can see the improvements you and Summer have made and believe me it’s a job getting every thing to grow and look great but you two have done an awsome job. By the way is there anything in PR that can help contol the termites? I know they will destroy almost anything made of wood. I do hope you and Summer create the paradise you want and I’m sure you’ll put the effort in creating a beautiful place to live and raise a beautiful daughter to boot. I do hope I’ll be able to accomplish a little of what you and Summer have shared in making Rincon a loving home and not just a house. The 18th is approaching and my wife and I hope to run into you and your family when we retire there. Again best wishes from one of your new neighbors.
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June 21st, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Saw your picture on TMZ for raddest dad contest . Hope you win !!!!!!
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June 23rd, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Hello guys!! I think the right word is zarza.
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June 24th, 2010 at 5:44 pm
These “plague trees” are great supports for parcha. Just hack off all the green, stump the side branches and the parcha will climb up and over making a nice strong support for the fruit! We have a couple parcha “mounds” made this way and it works better than chain link fence which works pretty well.
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August 1st, 2010 at 4:31 pm
It certainly looked like it was time for your tree to go… Sorry for your loss!
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August 11th, 2010 at 5:32 am
Hey gus,
Did you ever get my message about my two topsy turvy tomato plants?
Igot a beefmaster and a roma and they’re both flourishing.
When they start getting red, I just put a ziplock sandwich bag over the tomato.
It prevents the birds from eating them and because it is it is hanging by wires I have no insect problems.
I have to give them away constantly! I have an abundance.
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