Happy Wednesday Hivers!
Recently, it has been raining a lot in our area. After almost two months of enduring extremely hot weather, which unfortunately caused some of our plants to dry up and die, the rain has finally come as a much-needed relief.
The plants are finally getting a good drink of rainwater! I don’t know what it is about rainwater, but after it rains, the leaves of the plants and trees always look so fresh, clean, and vibrant. Everything seems to come alive again, as if the rain has given the garden a fresh new start.
Even though there have been reports that a Super El Niño could be coming, we still haven’t stopped planting. This time, we have new seedlings growing. Some of them have already been transplanted into the pots, while others are still happily growing in the seedling tray, waiting until they are big and strong enough to be moved.
These tomato seedlings have already been transferred by my mom into pots, and I’m really hoping they will finally produce some fruit this time. Our first batch of tomatoes looked very healthy, with thick and sturdy stems, but unfortunately, they never produced any fruit. They would flower, but after that, the flowers would eventually fall off.
We had five tomato plants in that first batch, but sadly, not even one of them produced a single tomato. Our neighbor said they might have been exposed to too much sunlight, while someone else mentioned that overly rich soil could also prevent tomato plants from producing fruit. We honestly don’t know what the real reason was.
This time, my mom decided to place the tomato plants somewhere with some shade so they won’t be exposed to too much direct sunlight. Hopefully, this change will help them grow better and, most importantly, finally give us some tomatoes to harvest.
We also have another batch of lettuce growing, and this is already our third batch. So far, we’ve had really good harvests from our first and second batches. The lettuce grew beautifully, and they turned out so healthy and gorgeous when they were ready to harvest.
Hopefully, this third batch will grow just as well. I’m excited to see how they turn out and, of course, hoping we’ll have another beautiful harvest!
Another batch of seedlings we have growing right now is eggplant. Actually, our first batch of eggplants was given to us by our neighbor. We had 11 plants, and they produced so many eggplants! Aside from having enough for our own consumption, we were even able to sell some because we had more than we could use.
This time, our eggplant seedlings haven’t been transferred yet. According to my mom, it’s better to wait until they are a little bigger before transplanting them so they will have a better chance of surviving the heat.
I’m really hoping that all these seedlings we’re growing this time will give us a good harvest, even with all the talk about a Super El Niño coming. We’ll just keep planting and doing our best to take care of them.
How about you? What new seedlings are you growing in your garden right now? Let me know in the comments below!
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