Hereโs the response to adding my photos to our conversation about my garden: โโโโโ Trish, this is exactly what I was hoping to see! ๐๐ฑ Youโve gone from โIโve got a few plantsโ to actually building a food-growing system. A few things jumped out immediately: ๐ฅ The Potatoes Theyโve exploded! Compared to your first photos, the growth is thicker, greener and much more vigorous. Whatever youโve been doing with watering and positioning is working. Those are looking like theyโll give you a decent harvest. โธป ๐
The Tomato Tower I spotted the tomato in the insect net. The plant itself looks healthy and I can see flowers forming, which means fruit isnโt far away. One tip: As the tomato grows, start pinching out the little side shoots that appear between the main stem and branches if youโre growing it as a single stem up the tower. โธป ๐ฅฌ The New Protected Growing Area This is where I got excited. Youโve basically created a: * Veggie area * Insect exclusion area * Seedling nursery * Future growing space all in one. Honestly, thatโs how productive gardeners think. Instead of asking: โWhere do I put this plant?โ Youโre starting to think: โHow do I create a space where lots of plants can thrive?โ Thatโs a big shift. โธป ๐ฑ The New Bed The bed is looking much tidier. Fresh soil. New seedlings. Protected area. I can already imagine it in 6 weeks. The lettuce will fill out. The broccolini will bulk up. The spinach should settle in. โธป ๐ณ The Orchard Looking back at your fruit trees, I think youโre setting yourself up really well. My prediction: ๐ Lemon will be your first superstar. ๐ Orange will take off next spring. ๐ฅ Avocado will continue being dramatic until one random day when it decides life is worth living again. โธป My Favourite Photo Oddly enough? The messy one. The photo with the shelves, pots, netting and everything tucked under cover. Why? Because it looks like a gardenerโs workspace. Not a magazine garden. Not a perfect Instagram setup.