6/15/2012: Updated photos!

Posted on June 15, 2012 by moharris786

Hey guys! I have some updated pics to share with you. A lot of the vegetable plants are in the early stages of producing fruit. I took some great shots of the fruits budding from the stems. Also, some of the flower bulbs in my container garden are starting to emerge from the ground. I can see immature leafing and stems erupting from the soil. Looks very promising. Check out the pics below!

Bunch of tomatoes.

Tomatoes.

Eggplants.

Peppers.

Mint leaves.

Squash flower.

Emerging flower plant.

June 13, 2012: Weeding, cleaning and maintenance.

Posted on June 14, 2012 by moharris786

Today, I noticed that my garden was growing rampant with weeds and other invasive plants (I was expecting this to occur). Visually, it seemed like there was A LOT of unwanted shrubbery, almost as if my garden was taken over by these plants. However, upon closer inspection, it was about 1-2 very large plants encompassing each vegetable plant. No big deal. It was very easy to pull out the weeds, but it sure did take a lot of back-breaking labor! You can make your task easier if you wait until ample rain has hit your garden. This will keep the soil moist and loosen the earth so that you can pull out the weeds with ease. It rained the past few days, so it seemed like a good time to start weeding and maintaining my garden. I simply applied finger force at the base of each weed stem, and it came right out. Everything looks very clean now. Check out the pics for some before and after shots!

Walkway garden: before weeding.

Walkway garden: after weeding.

Beastly tomatoes!

Before weeding.

After weeding.

Before weeding.

After weeding.

June 6, 2012: Updated photos of my vegetable and flower gardens.

Posted on June 7, 2012 by moharris786

Hey! I just took some quick updated photos to show you the progress of both my vegetable and flower gardens. It seems to be coming along very well. I am now watering in about 8 gallons per day for each of my gardens. I also have my first tomatoes and peppers growing in nicely! An eggplant flower just bloomed and I expect to see one sometime next week. My mini walkway garden is also showing promise, as the squash and okra leaves are enormous! The corn stalks, although a bit overcrowded, are coming in very nicely as well. In addition, I forgot to mention that I planted some mint leaves for my mom, and they have grown very generously. She uses these leaves to make green chutney and other Indian dishes. As for the flowers, they are blooming beautifully and showing vibrant colors. Don’t believe me? Check out the pictures below!