Mid April Garden Update

Well it was planting time. I went all out, as I don't believe that there will be a frost in the near future. And if there is I have plenty of coverings for the plants. 


Tomorrow it will go down to 7 deg C (45 deg F). On Saturday it may go down to 4 deg C (40 deg F) so hopefully that will be ok...


We have a sever weather warning for tonight - 'Strong Storms' and a tornado warning. Hopefully I will still have a garden left in the morning...


Anyway, these are the most recent pictures:

As you can see the cabage is getting some large leaves there. Peas are climbing up. Onions are getting big. 
Good so far...




Here are the plants I purchased from Still Lake Nursery on Scenic Highway. They have a good selection. Almost as good as Home Depot. The prices are good. 

So I have four types of tomato and two types of cucumber. I also have three types of peppers. I was so tempted to buy more types of pepper. They have Tabasco peppers and other types that I want to try. Maybe next year...
The Supersweet 100 tomatoes are small cherry types. Good for salads. The Roma tomatos are good for pastes - like Lasagna and Spaghetti Bolognese. Not sure about Better Boy and Big Beef. I think they are hybrids. I thought I would try them. Just general tomatoes really. Probably good for soup.  


I went for banana peppers because I like Papa John's Pizza with the 'free' chili. 
Coming from Chelmsford - I had to try the Giant Marconi. I guess the Italians named this after one of their most famous inventors. It says it has a 'smokey' taste. We will see...


Anyway - I took Mel B's advice and planted the tomato plants sideways. He says that any part of the tomato plant can become a root. So if you plant them sideways with the tip poking out the top - then the rest of the plant will become part of the root system to produce a strong plant. 


Here is what I mean:

I covered most of the plant. 

The middle plant is the cucumber. I just planted that normally...

Here is a picture of the pepper plants. They start off small...

Here is Solomon with his 'Let's Start Digging' T-Shirt on. Beside him is the Apricot tree. Not sure if I will see any fruit this year - but it seems healthy enough. Unlike the Almond tree, which I think has died.