My Edible Garden

Viola TriColor

Viola Tri Color - perfect as an edible garnish or in salads. 

Alpine Strawberry plant

 Russian blue potato plant

Atomic Red carrots

I've been busy with my edible garden lately.  I'm crossing my fingers for my carrots and potato! Hopefully I'll be able to harvest something this year! :)

First Harvest

First harvest of my red currant tomato plant.  I ate one right after taking this shot...was delicious, very sweet. 

Obsession

I’m obsessed. I stare at my tomatoes before I leave for work and I’m right there when I get home from work.
I nearly flipped out when I saw two tiny red bugs on one of the plants yesterday. I was told it could be red aphids but after closer inspection today, I’m thankful there hasn’t been an infestation. I think I have to continue to monitor the plants closely for any pests as my plants are beginning to flower and I see more tiny fruits!

My new hobby

A few weeks back, I went to the market to buy some heirloom tomato seedlings for my mom. I ended up talking to the people and Uharvest and was inspired to grow my own cherry tomatoes on my balcony. A trip to their retail store resulted in two black cherry tomatoes plants, two red currant cherry tomatoes plant and two basil plants. I planted them a little over a week ago and finally got my first fruit.

I’m contemplating growing baby carrots and lettuce but figure I should start small. Who knows, maybe I do have a green thumb and can expand to more veggies on my balcony garden next year. First-off, I just hope the weather co-operates so I can yield a harvest of fresh cherry tomatoes