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Posts about gardening
So many tomatoes!
Yesterday I harvested 241 grams of cherry-tomatoes. This brings the total for this one plant to roughly 450 grams. And this is just one plant. Very pleased with how much it produces. I left a few orange ones on yesterday, but from the looks of it, I could probably harvest those today too.
These cherry-tomatoes taste so much better than the kind I buy in the store.
Salad.
After harvesting a bunch of tomatoes and basil I made a tasty salad with mozzarella cheese and some mild peppers (from a jar, yes). It tasted great!
As a dressing I used a simple balsamic vinegar / olive oil mix.
New addition to the garden.
The latest addition to my balcony-garden is a pear-or-apple-tree. We don't know yet. It might take a year or two before we do. I placed it next to the bay-tree, I'm sure they'll get along.
I will document this tree as much as possible, who knows what it'll do!
The plants in general grow really well. I can harvest roughly one salad per week, very nice :)
Gardening.
My balcony garden seems to do well. The weather goes from sunny to cloudy to sunny again, and I have watered when needed. My seedlings seem to grow very well, I blame this on the southern location of my balcony.
My drawing-rhythm seems disturbed so I use my garden as my creative outlet. Seems to work out well. I keep a gardening journal at MyFolia which helps me track the progress of my plants.
Still very tired and barely have the energy to do the stuff I need to do, not to mention the stuff I want to do (the gardening seems my max now). Going to the doctor again on Tuesday, for recurring eye-issues. I wonder when my body will stabilise... (dear body, it's about time. Really!)
Hurray for home-grown veggies.
I got the confirmation from the tax-company that I'll get a (preliminary) tax-return which should mean the money arrives in my account tomorrow or so.
To 'celebrate' we went out and got some stuff for my balcony: pots / containers / soil), and seeds and plants.
I got four long wooden containers (they look great!) and the following plants:
- 4 tiny celery plants
- 4 tiny parsleys
- 4 tiny corn salads
- 1 big cucumber plant (with baby cucumbers)
- 1 small sweet pepper plant
- 1 bonsai basil (very nice!)
- 1 small lovage
and seeds for: * spring onions * rosemary * garlic chives * corn salad * courgette (or zucchini or summersquash depending on where you live)
Through a friend I got three tomato-plants, seeds for beetroot, basil, parsley, peas and several types of beans. I'm still looking for pinto-bean seeds, but they seem somewhat unavailable in the NL. I also still have rocket-seed, Tropaeolum and tons of seeds for sprouts (alfalfa, garden cress, etc).
I think I have enough.... (though boyfriend promised me oregano and thyme plants / seeds)
I want a bunch of smaller pots to put herbs in. It'll look nice and helps to sow in phases.
I'm looking forward to seeding and growing, especially the sprouts. I seem to be able to eat bread again, so that would mean nice summer sandwiches with veggies and cheese and herbs and such :D
I have a balcony on the south, and even though most Dutch people think we do not get any sun, I can assure you we do. It gets pretty hot on my balcony, which I hope will help with the somewhat exotic plants (cucumber, peppers, tomatoes, courgette).
Now I only need a garden-hose, cause I'm not dragging water over every day :P
We haven't set it up yet, but will take pictures when we do.