My tomato plant that I replanted to a bigger pot because it didn't fit in the topsy turvy was on its last leg. I almost dumped it, but my Mom said it had some new life on it so to just hold onto it. Two weeks later its got 3 tomatos on it! My first tomatos. The eggplant was also on its last leg and now has three little eggplants growing on it. I also have 3 tomatos on a plant I started from seeds. It is so exciting to see at least some of the plants bear some fruit.
The cucumbers popped up some tiny babies but they never amount to much. I'm on vacation so I'll see what I come home to. My husband says they've all been watered.
My chives had a hard time with the heat and the replant but are growing strong now.
I transferred a host of plants to the garden box my husband built but they all died. A month later I went down near the boxes and notice that somehow in the heat and with no water two of the corn stocks were growing. I threw some water on them occaisionally and they were looking great. But, the grasshoppers rebounded and have since eaten my two studdly stocks.
We will get the fence up, the coop built, and the chicken should take care of the rest of it.
We are letting the strawberries go. I found out that its hard to keep them wet enough in a topsy turvy. The ones that grow get chomped on by the grasshoppers.
I keep trying and learning a little at a time. Next year we start the seedlings much earlier and also try some established plants.
Total Harvest:
20 blueberries
17 string beans
9 strawberries
1 soup pot worth of basil and parsley
1/2 a bowl of lettuce leaves
Still waiting for results on:
Tomatoes
Potatoes
Eggplant
Life is good!
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