Posts from the ‘Tomatoes’ Category
A few months ago I decided to dedicate a box to just flowers. The sunflowers are getting so tall and the zinnias are thriving also. The sunflower leaves are huge, I can’t wait to see the flowers! The sweet peas aren’t growing much and I should have gone by the package directions and saved them […]
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Saturday I harvested green beans, celery, squash, one lone tomato, swiss chard, cucumbers, and the last of the cauliflower. One of the hardest parts of growing things is saying goodbye to a plant. Most are easy to pull – when the harvest is over, but my celery just kept on growing! I didn’t realize it […]
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Here are a few pictures I recently took in my garden. The weather here in Texas has started to get warm, so my garden is really growing. My basil was tiny sprouts back on March 31st and just six weeks later it is a small healthy plant. My first spring cucumber is a little misshapen […]
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I am on a trip visiting my daughter in college, but was able to take some pictures of my garden before I left. Everything is growing and blooming in my garden. It is hard being away… I miss it. My husband is taking care of my garden for me (he is amazing!) and he says […]
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One of the most asked questions I get is, “What should I plant in my garden?” My first thought is plant something you like to eat. Secondly, plant something that grows well in your area. I live in the Houston, Texas area zone 9a and I garden year round. I am not sure where you […]
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I planted four tomato plants on my cattle panel trellis and two tomato plants on my nylon trellis. All six are doing great, and I have over 15 tomatoes on one plant! It is exciting to see my first spring tomatoes! One tip on tomatoes, I trim or break off the extra leaves at the […]
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I am so impatient and want to dig up my potatoes and see how many are underground. I will wait, but I sure wonder and hope they are growing some potatoes. I planted three yukon gold potatoes and Kent noticed a few weeks ago that each potato produced three sprouts. He said these would each […]
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My tomato family on the trellis is getting bigger. For the first few weeks I trimmed back the extra leaves on the bottom of the plants. I tied them up to the trellis as soon as it was big enough to be pulled over. After the plants are loosely tied at the base, they will […]
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I have four tomato plants stretching to reach the trellis. I trim back most of the leaves at the base of my tomatoes so they spend more energy getting to the trellis and not bushing out. I don’t remember the varieties I bought this year but I think one is better boy and one is […]
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I picked tomatoes and a tiny bell pepper that finally turned green but only got as big as a golf ball. I am not sure why I planted it off season, but I think I bought it and thought why not try it. My tomatoes are still growing despite the cold weather. I covered them […]
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