It’s time for the update, and I’m pleased. Well, sort of. My garden is going slower than I would have liked, but it’s going strong regardless. Finally, last weekend I got everything in the ground that’ll be there for this year. That means I finally took my little seedlings from my bright sunny windowsill that have been growing there for months, and plunked them in the ground.



The plants I’m trying this year that I’ve never attempted before are:
Cape Gooseberry
Green Pepper (I’ve done almost every other kind of pepper EXCEPT green)
Bloodflower
Eucalyptus

Cape Gooseberry:

I’ve taken the tip from Gayla’s handy and wonderful book that has since become my gardening bible, and made some pop bottle cloches just to make sure the little seedlings don’t dry out in this wacky weather we have here. It’ll be hot and sunny without a cloud in the sky for five days, and then all of a sudden for the next five days it’ll be 12 degrees, cloudy and rainy.

Lime Basil:

I think next year I’m just going to start all seedlings outdoors though. There may be one or two seeds that I don’t, because they’re particularly sensitive (eucalyptus, bloodflower), but for the most part everything’s just going to get started outside. I find that the seeds I did start outside this year are far more ahead of the indoor seedlings:

Calendula (started outdoors):

And I’m happy to say that the tomatoes have started to bloom, two of the plants are doing really well, one seems to be a little smaller and a little more weak, although I can’t see anything physically wrong with it. What I definately need is some good fertilizer though. There’s a hydroponics store not too far from me, and I think I’ll pop down there this weekend and see if they have any seaweed, crab, or fish (simply being my last choice because I hate the smell).

Tomato in bloom:

A complete list of what I’ve planted:
3 different tomatoes
1 jalapeno
Bloodflower
Lavender
Osteospermum
Dill
Leopard’s Bane
Shasta Daisy
Rudbeckia
Oregano
Rosemary
Cilantro
Carrot
Green Pepper
Cape Gooseberry
Calendula
Lime Basil
Blanket Flower
Eucalyptus