I almost didn't notice that my balcony cherry tomatoes are bearing fruit!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (206938)
Walnut Creek, California
July 16, 2019 5:46pm CST
How does your garden grow? It's been hot here, but I've been good about watering my balcony corn, green beans, sunflowers, and cherry tomatoes every day.
The problem is that my cherry tomatoes sometimes climb THROUGH my fence, meaning that I can't see them from my balcony.
This afternoon, I found a yummy red one, gobbled it up, and brought the plant inside the lattice work, so I can watch them grow. Here is one of them. It should be ready in a few days.
How are your gardens doing? I can't tell if my corn or green plants are going to "bear fruit" or not. One of the sunflowers at the preschool is about 8 feet tall, though. I hope it gives us a beautiful flower.
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@RasmaSandra (73861)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Jul 19
Glad to hear it. I used to love all the tomatoes we grew in and out of the greenhouse in Latvia. Somehow I just cannot find really good store-bought tomatoes.
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@RasmaSandra (73861)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Jul 19
@TheHorse it would have to be in a large flower pot and I don't have a very green thumb but I will think about it.
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@TheHorse (206938)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Jul 19
@RasmaSandra Do you have Dollar Stores where you live? Score a couple of "large" pots and some potting soil from Home Depot and you should be in business.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
16 Jul 19
How very nice! We are buying produce from neighbors, so need to grow this year!
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
17 Jul 19
@TheHorse We decided not to plant because we plan to sell this house soon. Don't ask when soon is b/c we can't seem to come to a decision!
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@TheHorse (206938)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Jul 19
@PatZAnthony Wouldn't me pretty sunflowers (etc.) up the cost of the house?
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@wolfgirl569 (95959)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Jul 19
I have a few small green ones so far in a hanging basket.
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@wolfgirl569 (95959)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Jul 19
@TheHorse Hubby will probably eat the first ones. But I have enough planted that I should even be able to sell some.
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@TheHorse (206938)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Jul 19
@wolfgirl569 Oh, I don't thing my harvest will be that big.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
17 Jul 19
mine're all still green (there'd be 'bout 15 roma's i've been keepin''n eye'n), 's they got a late start due to freaky late winter weather.
grasshoppers 've been purty naughty out'n the green beans 'n peppers. the squirrel 'tis tendin' the apples not yet ripe 'n i suspect he'd be the culprit that ate all 'f my kale, lol.
8 foot?? wowzers! such'd not survive our winds i fear. e'en staked to a lattice we've lost 'em due to the winds. hope ya get that lovely flower 'n then watch 's the seeds form. do ya roast 'em fer the young'uns when they do such? 'r jest let the critters feast?
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
18 Jul 19
@TheHorse hmm, did i say somethin' 'bout killin' critters? read back through'n sure didn't see such. i hear tell that those ground squirrels'n tree'uns like my current resident dislike the smell 'f peppers (hot) 'n garlic, too. they say ya can make a spray 'f such 'n they'll leave yer crops 'lone.
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@TheHorse (206938)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Jul 19
@crazyhorseladycx I tried cayenne red pepper but it didn't work. I'm jest gonna pick the little b*stards off with my open sight .22. (kidding)
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@rsa101 (37969)
• Philippines
17 Jul 19
It is a nice feeling to see your plant produce something and makes you feel you've accomplished something from it. How I wish I could do some gardening myself but city living makes it so much difficult because of space where it is hard to find a good place to plant them.
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@BarBaraPrz (45609)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
16 Jul 19
Oh, darn! You fixed it. I was gonna ask if you had patented those bacony cherry tomatoes.
Corn and beans wouldn't grow for me this year. Absolutely refuse! But the lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, beets, zucchini are doing well. Radishes are so-so. And where did that pumpkin come from? Last year, I guess, because I surely didn't plant any this year. Oh, and some carrots in a large pot.
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@BarBaraPrz (45609)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
17 Jul 19
@TheHorse I would, but I only planted one very short row (about 36").
@TheHorse (206938)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Jul 19
I hardly ever try any squash any more. Pumpkins would be out of the question. Let people in Oregon and Washington, with all of their rain, win those contests. There IS "bacon flavoring" in my pea soup, but I did a quick edit of my tomato post once I got it up. Sorry. Can you send me some beets? I Like them my salads!
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@1creekgirl (40636)
• United States
17 Jul 19
This must be the year for good gardens. Our tomatoes and squash have done really well and now the cantalopes are bearing and are really sweet. Wish they'd all bear the rest of the year!
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@SophiaMorros (5046)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
17 Jul 19
My garden produceth abundantly this year. Yellow squash, zucchini, cucumbers, Roma tomatoes, beefsteak tomatoes, red cherry tomatoes, and orange cherry tomatoes, sweet peppers. It's all scrumptious!!
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