Wildlife
Out Our Backdoor – Gray Foxes
Out our backdoor —— is a gray fox! The fully grown gray fox has a mix of white, red black and grey fur, while the new born pups are brownish-black. The reddish-brown markings on its […]
Month: September 2016
Gardening Tips
How to Propagate Hibiscus
How to Propagate Hibiscus – Step 1 – find the end of a stem that does not have buds or active flowers and cut it long enough to make one or more 6-8 inch pieces. […]
Local Plants
La Flor de Nochebuena (Poinsettias)
La Flor de Nochebuena (Poinsettias) We are used to seeing Poinsettias only at Christmas in US and Canada but Poinsettias are indigenous to Mexico. They started here and grow like crazy outside. In a short […]
Wildlife
Out Our Backdoor – Tarantulas
Tarantula, Giant Spider Terror or Sweet Fuzzy Friend? It’s large…it’s furry…it has eight legs…and it’s coming…to eat your insects!! *screams* Yes, it’s a tarantula, one of our area’s most feared creatures. But they only look […]
Wildlife
Out Our Backdoor – Spider Monkey
Spider Monkeys live in the tropical forests of Central and South America from southern Mexico to Brazil. They are critically endangered and at extremely high risk of extinction due in part to logging and deforestation […]
Wildlife
Out Our Backdoor – Blue Morpho Butterfly
Blue Morpho Butterfly, Beautiful Native Butterfly One of the most gorgeous inhabitants of Quintana Roo is the blue morpho butterfly. As large as many birds, you will see it as it flutters by, flashing its […]
Wildlife
Out Our Backdoor – Scorpions
Scorpion (Alacrán) – Look Out Below So what has armor, pinchers, AND a painful, venomous stinger; glows neon blue under UV light; and hasn’t changed much in 430 million years? That’s right, the dreaded scorpion. […]
Events and Meetings
September 2016 – Tour of Sirenis Vivero
THE MAYAN GARDEN CLUB IS BACK The new season of the Mayan Garden club started off with a great success, after a fun meet and eat at Bev’d place, we ventured to the two year […]
Gardening Tips
Organic Weed Killer Spray
There are several version of this organic weed killer floating around on the Internet. We have tried the one below and found it to work well on weeds in sunny locations. And it’s safe to […]