We are well and truly into summer now. All the plants suddenly start growing at a ferocious pace!
The vegetable patch is not much to talk about. The Lettuce saplings have started to give us leaves. I hope to harvest many before it becomes too hot.
I mentioned in a previous post about using Tibouchina pruning as stakes for Peas. The Peas did not survive, but just look at how well the Tibouchina has settled in! Their flowers will look lovely in the vegetable patch.
I caught a glimpse of a Broccoli on one day. The next morning the plant was destroyed.
The Virginian stock are looking lovely! I now know what a field of flowers looks like. I see lots of bees hovering, so hopefully that is great news for the fruit flowers.
Speaking of which, the Pomegranate had a million flowers this spring. Some even dropped their petals and went on to pretend that they would become fruits. But, day by day, I see them falling. We will be lucky to get even one this season.
However, the Guava is showing potential with eight buds. The tree is still quite short, only 4 feet tall. Fingers crossed!
Last year, the Kalanchoe flowered quite beautifully. This year too, the flame red flowers look so fantastic!
A few plants to look forward to are the herbs in the vertical planter. The Basil is well settled now and the leaves should be ready to be plucked soon. We have already started to harvest the Chives, Rosemary and Mint.
Lastly, I am so excited with the flower developing on the Cactus!
The vegetable patch is not much to talk about. The Lettuce saplings have started to give us leaves. I hope to harvest many before it becomes too hot.
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| Lettuce |
I mentioned in a previous post about using Tibouchina pruning as stakes for Peas. The Peas did not survive, but just look at how well the Tibouchina has settled in! Their flowers will look lovely in the vegetable patch.
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| Tibouchina |
I caught a glimpse of a Broccoli on one day. The next morning the plant was destroyed.
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| Broccoli |
The Virginian stock are looking lovely! I now know what a field of flowers looks like. I see lots of bees hovering, so hopefully that is great news for the fruit flowers.
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| Virginian Stock |
Speaking of which, the Pomegranate had a million flowers this spring. Some even dropped their petals and went on to pretend that they would become fruits. But, day by day, I see them falling. We will be lucky to get even one this season.
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| Pomegranate |
However, the Guava is showing potential with eight buds. The tree is still quite short, only 4 feet tall. Fingers crossed!
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| Guava |
Last year, the Kalanchoe flowered quite beautifully. This year too, the flame red flowers look so fantastic!
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| Kalanchoe |
A few plants to look forward to are the herbs in the vertical planter. The Basil is well settled now and the leaves should be ready to be plucked soon. We have already started to harvest the Chives, Rosemary and Mint.
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| Basil |
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| Chives |
Lastly, I am so excited with the flower developing on the Cactus!
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| Cactus |
