I'm growing Tomatoes and Cucumbers!

Hi everyone.
Sorry for the delay.

This past couple of weeks have been so nice and got me thinking about the Spring. Oh wait, it's here. I had contemplated growing some veggies this year and give that a shot.

So I headed to walmart and picked up a growing tray and some seeds. Very inexpensive too which is great!

tomatoe and cucumber seeds from walmart

I realize now that due to my backyard space these are way too many seeds, but its ok. I told my cousin that if I get some extras to sprout I will give her a few. So I guess it all works out.

This is 5 days later!

So I guess I'm doing something right as they have started to sprout. The cucumbers first and later the tomatoes.

Following is an update at day 7. Taken this morning.

So I have decided to take the cover off now as the tallest ones are hitting the plastic cover. Hopefully more start to sprout. The first four rows are tomatoes and although you can't tell they have started to sprout as well. In a week they should be large enough to transport and maybe plant outside.

I'll have to check on the weather.

sorry for the delay...

My plants are still doing very well. I will be updating my blog this week.

Meyer Lemon Tree : I burned off all my flowers and plants by over fertilizing. But, I have brand new leafs growing and look very healthy.

Temple Orange Tree: I do have some tiny fruit forming and growing. They are really small now, but I will watch them as they grow.

Top Hat Blueberry Plant: I have just started to water this plant again to see if it will break dormancy. I think that I'm starting to see some new leaf growth. I will post some pictures of it soon.

Banana plants: They are all doing ok, but my two basjoo plants are getting a lot of mites. I will have to spray them down. I may place them outside all day this next weekend as the weather is much better now. These are pretty hardy so they should do fine even if the temperature drops a little. My other two banana plants are doing really well.

Australian cherry : It is growing very well and may start flowering soon. I see some buds, but probably won't open for another couple weeks.

Tree tomato plant: It had a couple flowers, but they fell off. There is new leaf growth so maybe it just need to grow and be stronger to bear fruit.

Tangerine tree: Is still growing, but not that quickly. It is healthy.

Fig tree: I have just started watering it hoping to break it out of dormancy. It may take a few days to show any signs of growth or anything.

Lemon Guava plant: It seems to be growing, but I can't really tell. It is healthy though. I hear that it may start growing faster soon.

I'll make sure to post some photos soon.

What's sprouting update!

Hi guys.
I know it's been a while since my last post, but I have been pretty busy with my photography business. It is really taking up most of my time. But, I have not forgotten my plants and have been taking care of them daily. I wanted to show you a few pictures of my plants that have grown flowers or fruits.

Here you go:

Tree Tomato Plant flowering

 I have never seen the Tree Tomato Plant fruiting before. The flower is pretty cool with some nice colors on the inside. As this plant tends to grow very quickly I will have to keep my eye on it. The Tomato looking fruit develops from the flower.

Tree Tomato Plant flowering

Temple Orange plant trying to fruit

Now, I am not positive, but I think those are temple oranges getting ready to grow. I can see that on all the other flowers the stem had fallen off. On these two images they have a flat end to them. So I'm hoping these will grow into big fruit. I'll have to see what happens.

Temple Orange plant trying to fruit

My banana plants update Feb 12th

I wanted to give you an update on my banana plants. They are doing well, but aren't growing as fast as they were before. This must be due to the cold and their battles with spider mites. My musa basjoo plants seem to be getting hit harder by the mites, but are still fighting the good fight. I do spray them down, but every few days they come back. And although they are only inches away from the SDCs those aren't getting swarmed by mites.

Enjoy.