I am very sad to report that the zucchini plant has died:( The leaves started dying at a faster pace and while it was still producing baby zucchinis, it was not as good as the earlier harvest. So I decided to pull out the plant. And sure enough, I found 1 little wormy borer in the stem.
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| Container sans zucchini plant |
Fortunately, I started another zucchini plant so I hope to harvest some more in the fall. The supersweet 100 tomatoes are starting to ripen.
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| first set of supersweet 100 tomatoes |
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| More tomatoes to come |
This is the first...as with the early girl tomatoes, the first was not so sweet. I'm hoping subsequent ones will be as sweet as the name implies.
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| Cute little supersweet 100 |
The homestead tomatoes are not doing so well. I don't think they are tolerating the heat very well. I have 2 plants on the balcony and 1 up front in a shadier area. The ones on the balcony are not fruiting much at all, while the one in the shade has many more green fruits. I'm tempted to pull 1 plant that is really bushy but only has 1 little green tomato out and grow something else...but I think I'll just wait to see how the plant progresses.
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| The homestead tomato on the right is not fruiting at all, the left has 1 cluster of fruit |
I am happy to report that the ichiban eggplants are going through a second growth spurt and several eggplants are fruiting. Next year, I'm going to grow more of these ichiban as they are just so yummy!
Right now I am in the process of planting some romaine lettuce, chinese broccoli, bok choy and some swiss chard. I just need to get some composted manure to give the soil some much needed nutrients.
Sorry abut your zucchini. At least you had a bit of harvest from it. Mine hasn't even begun to blossom. I do hope your Homestead starts fruiting soon. It's one of my favorite tomatoes for flavor. My Sunsugar cherry tomatoes weren't a bit sweet at first, but they're getting better each day.
ReplyDeleteSorry about the zuke - but boy do your tomatoes look great!
ReplyDeleteYour zuke lasted longer than mine did; sorry that it got vine borer'd. I didn't even bother to check mine when I axed it (I buried it to fill in a hole in the yard).
ReplyDeleteThe toms and the eggplants are producing nicely :)
Annie - yes, I'm happy that I got a couple of zukes. I started another plant so maybe I will get a couple of more before the winter. I'm not sure if homestead will make it on my balcony:(
ReplyDeleteWendy - thanks!
Ben - The borers are nasty nasty critters!