When we moved into our current home 3 1/2 months ago our backyard was full of sand and weeds. Interestingly the previous owner of the house had planted one lonely tree against the side wall. Being a new enthusiast to gardening and having no idea what kind of tree it was, I figured I would continue watering it and see what would grow. As nerdy as it sounds I tried describing to my mom what it looked like over the phone to see if she had any idea. My poor mama, as patient as she is but not a friend of Internet or phone texting, guessed that it was some kind of citrus tree without actually seeing it.
Low and behold!! It is flowering!! It smells citrusy... but honestly, I could just be imagining it. I looked up some pictures on google but since I've never inspected a citrus tree in detail, even comparing pictures online isn't helpful. So now I am patiently waiting for my citrus surprise..
I'm like a proud mama!! :)
My first bunch of cherry tomatoes are getting red!! After my basil, this is my second successful production in gardening. So proud.
I have been working on putting a border between my grass and my garden area. Took a couple hours to put down the wooden borders but boy are they crooked and misaligned! Sand everywhere and the stepping stones I had there originally are now strewn about. One day at a time I guess...
But the good news is that my cherry tomato plants are doing great! Excited to watch them turn red. And I have cilantro growing! Wasn't sure that was gonna happen with the weird weather we've been getting here.
Happy New Year everyone!! Wishing you all the best. It's been a busy holiday season and I am finally catching up on updates. It is darn chilly around here but a few things in my garden are doing just fine!
Unlike my big tomato plant, which didn't do too well catching too much sprinkler water, my cherry tomatoes are doing great! I am excited and waiting for these little guys to turn red!
My bourgainvillea are looking a little better and the random daffodil bulbs I put in pots are starting to peak out from under the potting mix!
It sure is getting cold around here!! It's dipped below 40 degrees and makes me miss the crazy heat of the summer. There were a couple days of rain as well which was nice. Our grass is nice and green and fluffy. We did have a few areas that needed to be reseeded because our friend, the mole, decided to dig a couple holes to make the landscape a bit more interesting.
And look at this! My Thai chili plant is doing well!!
Good news: my last planter is in it's place ready to go! Had to reposition it several times because I was too lazy to actually measure it out. Instead I did it the hard way by eyeballing the distance from the middle planter. Terrible eyeballing skills.
Bad news: my largest tomato plant is wilting. I left it in a spot to catch sprinkler water and didn't realize how much water it was getting. The answer: wayyyy too much!! It's hanging on to the several tomatoes that have started growing but I am not sure it has a chance of recovering. Now I know for next time...
