It has been a few days since the sudden onset of the cold weather, and I'm glad to announce that everything is fine and dandy :D Cool crops are much more hardy than I thought.
The ten week old cauliflowers are looking rather stunted. Maybe it's due to the lack of sun in their shady territory.
One and only strawberry plant looking even better than before.
Poor lettuces are the only exception. The ones that were transplanted as small seedlings are fine, but it looks like these big guys have just encountered a twister.
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A few days ago, I woke up to find my strawberry plot pillaged to the brink of destruction.
Thank goodness they're hardy little things that refuse to die. On the other hand, the peas and chives are not doing too well. I wonder who the culprits are. The pigeons? Robins? Fluffy bunnies?
I believe it's the big fat squirrel who is always on the lookout for an afternoon snack in my backyard.
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Here's one of the three strawberries that has made its way out of the protective layer of straw.
The potted plants spent the day next out of the greenhouse, basking in the sun.
Unfortunately, weeds and random patches of grass have also appeared.
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Good for the picking soon.
Unfortunately, I can't say the same for the rest of the indoor vegetables. Both the red beans and lettuces are too leggy, the mung beans failed to sprout properly and the sesame seeds didn't germinate at all. Worst of all, my beloved potted strawberry is dying! My baby : ( I hope things get better as the warm weather arrives.
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Healthy looking strawberry under the roses
Unfortunately, I can't say the same for this one. On a side note, I had to pull out some weeds underneath the snow like the small one at the top of the picture. If my peppers and eggplants were as resilient, I'd have a basket of frosty vegetables!
Looks like all the carrots have made it through the December and January snowfalls
Here's a closeup. I'm so happy that some plants have survived :D
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Former runner from my first strawberry plant
The only container of seedlings the squirrels that frequent my backyard didn't raid. I wonder why they chose to spare this one
The peas are in the field, so I hope they survive tonight's potential frost
Didn't think this one would survive, but it did! Yes!
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Look what I found: a baby marigold flourishing outside the vegetable patch. It's now one with the lawn
Discovered a few sprigs of thyme growing in between the rose bushes
Here's a baby strawberry very much alive underneath a canopy of fallen rose petals and leaves
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Veggiebasket: lettuce, strawberries, tomatoes, beans and zucchini. Talk about a productive harvest : ) Got the handy wicker basket from my cousin's garage sale
Toperbasket. For some odd reason only one out of several dozen chili peppers turned red. Hope the ones I left alone will ripen soon
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Oh, flowers on the runners
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Hoping there are enough strawberries in the garden by the end of this season for a small jar of strawberry jam
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From baby to adult
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First strawberry ripe enough for the picking
Since there was only one strawberry and five of us, I had to cut the poor thing up
Leeno and Michelle thought the baggies were super cute :D
Who did this?
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Most of the ripening strawberries in the windowsill pot are the size of my thumb
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Tomato seedlings are doing well. Hope it's not too late in the year for them to form fruits by the end of the summer
What in the world is that? Mould? Maybe dust or some sort of infection?! Whatever it is, this is not good
Look at the teeny tiny berries forming in the centre. Side note: I'll be growing strawberries for the rest of my life. They're easy to maintain and are as pretty as "real" flowers - what perfect edible plants! I wonder if I can use the leaves for tea
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First time this year visiting Valleyview. I absolutely enjoyed the trip with my grandma and aunt, the best parts being annuals picking and cherry tree watching. The ones with the white flowers were gorgeous.
When my aunt pointed out the strawberry plants, I knew some were going home with me. This one looks so cute and bushy in its new home
Marigold, vegetables' best friend
Makeshift cloche for leaf lettuces. I hope the grocery bag doesn't blow away and fly into someone's face
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It has been a few days since the sudden onset of the cold weather, and I'm glad to announce that everything is fine and dandy :D Cool crops are much more hardy than I thought.
The ten week old cauliflowers are looking rather stunted. Maybe it's due to the lack of sun in their shady territory.
One and only strawberry plant looking even better than before.
Poor lettuces are the only exception. The ones that were transplanted as small seedlings are fine, but it looks like these big guys have just encountered a twister.
