← the garden

🌳 gohan

Portulacaria afra · elephant bush (dwarf jade)

healthyThe Desperado Club (Vego 2x6)

Light Full / bright sun · Water only when dry · Soil gritty · Pets ✅ non-toxic (edible)

🧬 genusPortulacaria afra💧 waterSoak only when bone-dry🪨 soilGritty, fast-draining bonsai mix🐾 pets✅ Pet-safe and snackable🌱 feed~every 45 days in season

⚔️ arena card

🌳 gohanHidden Potential · Super Saiyan 2
lv 80
HP8
MP4
ATK7
DEF8
SPD4
🏟️ Florida +2 (takes the heat)
✦ Latent Power calm and tough until pushed, then overwhelming.

"Underestimate the quiet one. That is the last mistake you make."

⏳ then → now

gohan then
then · 2025-03-15
gohan now
now · 2026-03-16

12 months surviving the Florida arena

📸 babies → now 5

gohan 1
2025-03-15
gohan 2
2025-04-23
gohan 3
2025-05-12
gohan 4
2025-05-30
gohan 5
2026-03-16

🪴 care

📝 log

🌿 identification

Confirmed Portulacaria afra across the whole set: small (about 1 cm) rounded fleshy leaves, reddish-brown stems, a woody trunk forming under bonsai training. Pet-safe and edible, mild and tart. Goes by "spekboom".