Flowers...

First Cucumber 2010

This year the first cucumber is almost a month early. We were in so hurry to finish it that I even forgot to take a picture.

My experiment with Carrot

Harvested some carrots for the first time and as soon as they are washed they disappeared in the matter few minutes. They were so juicy and yummy. I tried the baby carrot variety, but they grew little taller than described on the seed packet.
Prepared a seed mat (Annies Kitchen Garden) as the seeds are so tiny and then tried these in a big container.
Within less than 2 months, they are ready and enjoyed the carrots. I may try more next year or will see if I could do some late summer or fall planting.

Green Harvest

I harvested Sweet Basil and Chard which turned into pesto and stir fry....

Yay!!! I can see veggies growing

Sungold F2 hybrid cherry tomato

Its so nice to see the first veggies showing up. Last month's warm weather made the tomatoes to set fruit a little early than previous years for me. I cann't wait to see them turn to red/orange.

Tomato Pole Red Siberian

Cucumber

June Vegatable bed Update - 13th

All the tomato plants are with flowers and some are with fruit already. Hot peppers are flowering, eggplant has many leaves but no signs of flowers yet. Chard and Basil planted are doing well in containers than here. One and only one cucumber flowers are pollinated. As with the good ones, bad guys (weeds) are also showing their presence. I wanted to mulch the bed but when I went shopping I could only see that mulch available in bags is colored and I didn't want to take any chance adding artificial colored thing here. I will see if I can get natural stuff soon.

Rose Buds...

Pink Promise

Roses are doing better this year, last year winter moth caterpillars started chewing the leaves and then followed by Aphids damage. This year timing for the winter moth caterpillars for our deciduous trees was almost on time and these roses got a spray too. Aphids are still around, but I am trying to spray some water and also trying to blow away the ones I see and roses are getting some energy to bud and bloom.

Dream Come True

Mr. Lincoln

Ready for Harvest...

Chard and Sweet Basil are ready for harvest, I need to hurry up and make some basil pesto before I see any flowers. I planted few carrot seeds too in the Chard container, really excited to see whats in store for me under the soil.

Flowers...

First Rose

Mr. Lincoln

As of May...

last week, here is how the bed looks. I already see a bloom on one of tomato plants. I planted 3 chard transplants, the ones in the pots are growing well as birds are feeding the chard in the bed. Added few marigolds, 1 sweet basil, 1 cucumber and 1 orange bell pepper. Along with all the good developments, weeds are also coming out, bed needs some weeding too.

Whats growing in containers?

Here is update on the containers, I started this season. So far they are growing well with early warm weather. Below are Chard, few carrots and Chard ..

Tophat Blueberry which survived last winter, but not sure if it can give any fruit...

Jasmine plant which survived 2 winters, hoping to see atleast 1 one this year..

Herbs (Oregano, Mint and Sweet Basil)

Ornamental Thai pepper

Eggplant is sharing a pot with 3 marigolds

Flower box with pink petunia and marigolds

Plants went in ground little early

With unusually warmer weather, I planned on putting some seedlings in the bed. I did transplanted some tomatoes, hot peppers and eggplants on May 2nd. Tomatoes and peppers in the blue pots are doing ok, except that the 2nd row in the bed, some pepper and eggplant transplants disappeared. I am not sure what happened to them, if any sparrows plucked them ?(we have been seeing some sparrows searching for food in the bed) or they are gone with the winds we had.

Today the night temperatures are going almost before freezing. I am keeping my fingers crossed for tomatoes, but the blue pots came indoors. I still kept each of the transplants aside to plant them after the official frost date

Basking in the Sunshine...Seedling Update - May 1st

Emma F2 Sungold(Cherry Tomato)

The seedlings are enjoying some sunshine and in the process of hardening. Weather for the weekend is wonderful and this would be an opportunity for them to get some outdoor light and air. All the seedlings except for marigolds and petunias are growing under shop light. Not sure how many I could fit in the only bed I have but will try to find some home if they are healthy and happy.

Little Prince (Eggplant)

Sweet Basil

Early Jalapeno pepper

Vase with lilacs.....

Lilacs in bloom....