Suddenly due to
the warmer weather my plants have seriously started growing. It's
been wet and damp, but also fairly warm, so the plants are liking it
quite a bit. Unfortunately there have also been a few slug sightings
and I do not like those creatures. They haven't done much damage, but
I don't want to have them around at all. I have put copper wire
around some of the pots of the plants that are most attractive to
them, so hopefully they will stay safe. There is also a minor aphid
plague at the moment, which is quite annoying. But apart from that
everything is growing nicely.
The tomato vines
are already pretty high and in bloom. I have bound them today so that
they can steadily grow in height. It seems that none of the bush
tomatoes started growing and these are all tigerella vines, which I
love anyway.
The courgette is
about to bloom and has huge leaves. I think I'll have to move it to
another corner, where it would have more space.
Strawberries could
already be harvested. It was nice to have the first juicy produce of
the summer.
The dwarf beans
have grown in height and are in bloom. I like to have them on the
upper edge of the balcony railing.
The bell peppers
are also growing steadily and have several fruits on them. Can't wait
to harvest those.
It's looking
pretty good and green at the moment. More updates to follow.
Your VegHog
Your balancony garden is fab, it reminds me of when I only had a window box and I feel humbled. I have nasturtium growing in the garden, but nothing pregoressive in my garden worth showing off yet - other than the strawberries, mustn't forget them
ReplyDeleteWell, a few strawberries are the first crops. Hopefully there'll be more, but I'm already glad to get some green camouflage to hide our front windows. :)
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