Hello, Everyone!
How have your gardens been doing lately? I hope everything is growing well and the weather has been treating your plants kindly.
It looks like the rainy season is finally starting to make itself known here. A few months ago, rain was quite rare. There were even days when the weather stayed extremely hot for several days in a row. But now that November has arrived, things are beginning to change. It rained almost five times over the past week. It feels like we're getting rain nearly every day. Mornings are usually bright and sunny, with plenty of heat, but as the afternoon approaches, the sky starts getting cloudy and the rain eventually comes. That's been the usual pattern around here lately.
I've actually been looking forward to the rain, especially since most of the plants in my garden have grown quite a bit. They're no longer as small as they were a few months ago. Their roots have developed, their stems have become stronger, and some of them are even starting to produce fruit. It's a relief to see that they've made it through their early growing stages before the weather started changing.
There are a few things happening in the garden that I'm happy to share. My bird's eye chili plants have started branching out and becoming bushier. The tomatoes are beginning to produce fruit, while the bitter gourds and green beans I've planted near the bamboo trellis are also starting to show results. One of the bitter gourds has even grown to a pretty decent size. I took the photo I'm sharing this time when the fruit was about ten days old.
I often find myself checking on this bitter gourd plant whenever I visit the garden. At first, the fruits were just tiny little buds hanging between the leaves. Now, they've grown considerably. It might seem like an ordinary thing to people who have been gardening for a long time, but I still find it fascinating to watch. There's a certain satisfaction in seeing something you've planted yourself finally start producing fruit.
Almost every morning, I make time to check the bitter gourd plant, especially to look for new fruits beginning to appear. I also try to help with the pollination process by doing it manually. I know there are already some tiny helpers in the garden, like little bees that take care of this job. But somehow, I still want to get involved myself. It's nice to take part in the process, even if those little bees are probably working much harder than I am.
Of course, not everything happens without a little concern. With the rain becoming more frequent, I also need to pay closer attention to the condition of the garden. Soil that stays too wet and increased humidity can bring their own problems for certain plants. I'm not entirely sure how the garden will handle the more regular rainfall, so for now, I'm just keeping an eye on things and checking that nothing is starting to trouble the plants.
Besides all that, I've recently started sowing a few varieties of mustard greens. They're still at a very early stage, so there's not much to share just yet. I wanted to add a few more types of vegetables because it would be nice to have a little more variety in the garden.
Sometimes I wonder what this little garden will look like a few months from now. There's still plenty of room to try growing new things, and I certainly have a lot more to learn. I also have no idea how much I'll eventually be able to harvest. For now, I just want to enjoy the process and see how each plant develops.
Well, that's about all the latest news from my little garden. I hope the rain brings plenty of healthy growth to all our plants without causing too many problems along the way.
See you in the next update!