Sowing, Growing, Flowering and Oh, Fruiting!

And Tuesday came fast, or maybe not really, I probably enjoy my minutes that the hours and days seem to just run or should I say fly.

Well, Hello gardeners in the Hive! I hope your green thumbs are doing well.

I came across the #gardenjournal post two days ago and promised myself not to miss sharing my wee (little) garden updates so here's to making good of that promise :)

Some days ago, we sow some Chinese cabbage seeds on several potting trays, around 30 I guess. The husband thought he would have them planted on a piece of the property 15 minutes away from here. It has a steady source of irrigation so it's perfect to have veggies on it this summertime.

Anyway, this is how we did the potting. We had a few sacks of compost soil (the top photo), filled the trays with them, then placed one seed on top of each hole and using the pointing finger, pressed them down slightly (3rd and last photo) and then covered them with soil.

The husband then brought them to the backyard, placed all the trays side by side on two plots (where the lettuce were harvested), covered them with a net then watered them.

Checked the trays on my wee backyard adventure yesterday but none of the seeds germinated yet. They usually start coming out within 3-4 days but for some reason, they are delayed this time.

And yes, some cabbages are growing well among the remaining lettuce too. We didn't have something ready to replace the lettuce with so the husband took the excess seedlings from the farm and planted them where the lettuce were harvested. It looks messy now but those plots will be looking fabulous in no time, hehe! We just need a bit of cleaning in the next few days.

And ouch! Some of the new plants were enjoyed by worms.

Meanwhile, the pole beans which I have mentioned on my previous gardening history are just okay. With the onset of summer and scorching heat, some of the pods had dark spots on them, some eaten by worms and some leaves turning yellow. But at least, along with the lettuce, we have already enjoyed and feasted upon several harvests from them already.

I even found and picked a single matured bean pod, took out the seeds then buried them on the same plot. I want to have a continuing supply of this variety for the next few months.

And the wee tomatoes are ripening, just in time for summer. Yay!

From the backyard, I went down to where the citrus are. It's so nice seeing the lemons flowering and fruiting abundantly again.

And growing beside the lemon is a local variety of citron. Its fruit has a thick white rind and dry pulp with very little juice if any. I previously referred to it as Elongated Lime, lol! Some people usually eat the pulp and the inner white rind raw. It smells quite nice too.

Citron Flowers	Citron Fruit

The tangerine tree have lost majority of its leaves but its lower branches are growing new ones and will probably grow back in full force when the rainy days come. We have not given it any fertilizer for months already.

Somewhere at the far end of the yard is the fruiting mandarin orange tree so we'll still enjoy their sweetness this summer.

And oh, must mention I planted a wee garlic clove that I found sprouting in the kitchen. Garlic are best grown in warmer places but hoping this experiment will turn out well.

That's my gardening story for now and I would like to summon two fabulous ladies: @itsostylish and @gertu if you haven't done your updates already :)

Thank you and have a glorious day (night) everyone!

All photos are mine. 08.03.22/12:07PH

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