I cannot believe it has been 3 months since I started this wonderful journey. This month I suffered my first epic fail with my sweetcorn plants. However, every fail is a learning point.....
On to the updates:
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| Green zucchini plants: a rash of male flowers open and fall off. Apparently that is normal. Until the female flowers show up and get pollinated and bear fruit, the plant just keeps growing taller |
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| This mystery plant is no longer a mystery. It is a sugar baby watermelon plant. I guess the wind must have blown a seed into this pot. It is thriving and has even started producing male and female flowers |
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| Cilantro sprouts. These germinated very fast. Watching them keenly |
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| These have such an amazing smell and I really cannot wait till they are ready for harvest to be added to sauces and other dishes |
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| A new kid on the block. These are supposed to bear fruits that are not as large as what we are used to but with very sweet fruit |
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| Golden jubilee tomato plant. This has begun producing yellow flowers which means fruits are not far behind |
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| Hibiscus blooms |
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| Rose blooms. These have such a heady scent especially in the evenings |
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| The fail. The sweetcorn plants had ears of corn and sporadic kernels. This happens when there s incomplete pollination. Lesson learned: Plants should have very little space between them. I have replanted and I am keeping my fingers crossed for better luck next time. |
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| Butter crunch lettuce - which I have started enjoying in salads |
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| Cabbage plant. Still waiting for the head of cabbage to develop. Apparently the leaves can be used to make things like cabbage rolls |
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| Trying my luck with cucumbers. They will need support as they develop vines that can be difficult to control |
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| Thyme and garlic chives |
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| The sugar baby watermelon flowers. The one with the swelling is a female flower that is only open one day in the season. I used a paintbrush to brush pollen from the male flower onto the female flower. Just in case |
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| This variety of spinach is supposed to get really really big |
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| I have never had kohlrabi before and I am looking forward to harvest |
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| Jalapeno pepper plants flowering. Fruits should be close.. |
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| Chinese cabbage - Pak Choi |
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| I love lettuce so it makes sense to have different kinds growing at the same time |
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| White ribbed swiss chard |
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| Snowball cauliflower |
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