Balcony Garden at 10 Weeks So far, Bloody Butcher and Stupice on the far left in the black buckets, are doing the best. They have numerous tomatoes, tons of blossoms, and though none of the fruit has matured yet, there are some full sized fruits. In fact Stupice has had some full sized fruit for…
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Balcony Garden at 7 Weeks
7 weeks 5.5 weeks The weather has warmed up a bit and the tomatoes have started to grow more. I believe that prompted the flowers to finally open up. All the plants now have flowers that are setting. The Stupice plant (2nd from the left) got a nice aphid infestation, it seems like only a…
Balcony garden after 1 month
Things are starting to get larger and bushier. There are a few tomatoes, more than a few cucumbers, and lots of promising growth. So far the rain gutter gardening system is performing exceptionally. No drips, and there is water always available for the plants. The cold & wind of San Francisco is making these plants…
Alaska Tomato
30 days This is a determinate tomato at 63 days for maturity, it grows into a bushy plant with cherry size tomatoes. It’s good for indoor growing, so that is where I am growing it. I put it into a self-watering 3 gallon pot from Ikea, which I love. 37 days It took 7 days…
Growing tomatoes in San Francisco
Plants around 5 weeks after all had been transplanted outdoors For 2013 I decided to start gardening on my San Francisco patio. Some newer techniques like the RGGS (Rain Gutter Gardening System) which allows plants in buckets to be self watered via a rain gutter made it easy to get up and going with little…