Radish boom

The radishes have been growing incredibly fast. I think every seed I sowed has germinated. But there were so many of them in the small containers that I had to kill some of them to avoid overpopulation.

I have moved some to the pepper pots. I have also moved some to my fish tank. I will see how well they adapt to their life in the water.

The first batch of pepper seeds have germinated too. There were 5 of them. I removed the weakest 3. Ultimately I will only let one survive.

Day 4: Amazing Radish

It's only been four days since I planted the radish seeds. But you look at them! They have already germinated! They are just growing like crazy!

In retrospect, I should have sowed the seeds more evenly over the area. Now some seeds are taking the same spot while some areas are just empty. Next time I will punch some seed holes in the soil evenly with a pencil or something like that before I sow them.

Ginger killed

When I was eradicating the old cherry tomato plant (my sweet 100) yesterday, I killed the ginger as well - accidentally.

The root system of sweet 100 was so deep that it took me a lot of effort to remove it all. While I was doing that, I think I had damaged the root of my ginger too. So, I thought I might as well remove it to make more room for the newly moved-in -- Pepper California Wonder.

My ginger -- May you rest in peace. My apologies.

Day 1: Radish Cherry Belle

I set up two additional containers for growing Radish Cherry Belle.

The small round container located on the far left is solely for Radish while the large rectangular  one in the middle is for both Pepper California Wonder and Radish.

I bought 25 liter of potting soil for the 2 new containers. But it turns out it's a bit too much because the soil is tightly packed in the bag and so the package gives me more than what I actually need. Next time, I should get less.

I sprinkled radish seeds in the round container as well as right side of the rectangular one. This is the first time I have ever planted radish. I hope they will be easy to grow.

Apart from radish seeds, I also sowed the second round of Pepper California Wonder seeds to the rightmost container and the left side of the rectangular one. I sowed 5 seeds in each container. That should be more than enough.

Day 1: Pepper California Wonder

New Year. New Plant. New Start.

I sowed 8 seeds of California Wonder Bell Pepper today. 5 in the big pot; 1 in each of the three incubation cups.

It's a gloomy day today. But spring has already started. So, plants should grow easily now.

Temperature 22 degree Celsius. Humidity 90%.

My Sweet 100: Day 140

It's been 4 months and 20 days. It's well into the fall, and winter shall come any time.

It's the first day I've harvested a dozen of cherry tomato fruits in one go.

They are red, round, and most importantly sweet!

Don't get me wrong. The green seedling is no cherry tomato. It's my newly planted ginger!

My Sweet 100 has fallen down

It's the monsoon season.

Strong wind has been blowing non-stop. Day and night. My cherry tomato plants were the victim. Especially the one on the right - the younger one.

Last night, it was blown by the wind so much that it toppled over onto its neighbor. The plant, the rig, and the container - toppled over as a whole. It was a scary scene.

The plants were top-heavy, especially the younger one. As soon as as put the plant back upright, I cut as many upper branches as possible while trying to minimize on losing the green and unripe cherry tomatoes. After the hair-cut, I repositioned the container so that the plant is now leaning against the wall - I hope that it won't topple over again as it now has the strong support of the wall.

It's still a bit top-heavy though.

My Sweet 100: Day 127. Harvest Day!

Finally. Seriously. The big day has come! Some of the green cherry tomatoes have finally turned red and are ready for harvest!

I picked 5. They were fresh, juicy and delicious although they were not as sweet as I thought. This is the first time I have eaten cherry tomatoes freshly picked from the vine.

When I first planted the cherry tomatoes, I thought I would be eating the fruits in 2 months. Now, it took more than double of the time for the sweet 100 to mature. I waited, and waited, and waited. Finally the day has come!

I am happy that the day has finally come.

Planted my first ginger

I planted a piece of ginger in the morning today. The piece had a budding eye. I planted it only half an inch deep.

I did some research after I planted it. Yes - after. Doesn't it make sense!?

Gingers should be planted 2 inches deep into the soil. They don't like direct sunlight. Need rich soil. Moist but not soggy. Can't stand strong wind as well.

Harvest: 8-10 months. I need lots of patience.

My Sweet 100: Day 112

Cherry blossom. Cherry tomato blossom.

They all are still green but cherry tomatoes are everywhere. The current weather conditions are simply the best for cherry tomatoes. Twenty something degree Celsius in temperature. Good sunlight most of the time. Humidity around 70%.

Today, I saw an unripe and green cherry tomato which fell off from the branch and sat on the balcony floor. It was the size of a bean. I picked it up, washed it, and put it in my mouth. Sour. Very sour. Never eat green cherry tomatoes.

My Sweet 100: Day 105

It's been raining non-stop for the past week. Cloudy too. Yet, very few leaves got rotten because of the rain. The cherry tomatoes continue to grow as well. They are still green though.

The two plants have started to grow like crazy. Especially the branches. They are extending out beyond the reach of my hands. They grow vertically up as well as horizontally.

When some branches have reached the ceiling, it seems to me that other branches got notified of the vertical limit and detoured to grow horizontally instead. Amazing mother nature, huh?

Looking forward to eating my first home-grown cherry tomatoes next week.