
The first thing I did was clear the area, as the recent rains had encouraged weed growth, as you can clearly see in the photos. I used a machete, and sometimes my hands, to pull everything out without damaging the plants, which are thriving.





After clearing the area (I forgot to take pictures), I started thinking about how to protect them, since there are animals that could harm them, including dogs and chickens. But in this particular case, I have two options. Now I want you, my Hivers friends, to tell me in the comments of this post which one you think is best right now. The first is to place some wood or stones around it to protect its main root (of course, later I'll try to fill it with composted soil to give it a little more strength).



I even got some pieces of buckets and tried placing them like this. Let me know what you think, friends. Do you think this is a good idea, or how could you help me with your own ideas?

Another idea I have in mind is to place some tires around it, but of course, I also have to fill them with soil and wait for them to continue growing, since, as you can see in the photos, they look very small compared to the height of the plant. These are ideas that are being tested, but I'd like to know if you could also help me with any ideas you might have so I can harvest some excellent sweet peppers.




Finally, since I was so close to the avocado plant, I took some photos of it, which is now about to give us a good harvest. It has made all of us here at home happy because, despite the rain and the breeze of the last few days, the banana plants haven't fallen over, which is great because it tells us that the natural remedies we used to give them a little more strength have worked very well.



At the same time, I was able to photograph other banana plants there whose bunches are growing towards the neighbor's house. So, although I don't think we'll have any problems, it's always good to avoid it as much as possible. My dad planted them there without thinking much about it, but the important thing now is knowing that our efforts are paying off, which is great for us, and we'll have fresh food harvested at home.


