Time to Finish Transplanting This Week

I thought this week would be the perfect time to finish all my transplanting.  I completed a big chunk this week by adding the last of the tomatoes, some eggplant, peppers, and many different beneficial flowers.  Getting them into the ground was my first priority.

I had let my tomatoes grow long enough in the containers that they were held in and they seemed to not be looking good towards the end.  They were growing, but leaves were starting to curl and new leaves were not growing as fast as they should.  Once I noticed this I placed them in the garden and began transplanting them immediately.

In the photo below you can see how the roots had reached the bottom and could no longer continue to flourish.  This is when you know it is time to place them in the garden soil.

This is what they looked like after placing them in the garden.

They are already starting to look much better now that they have plenty of room to grow.

I also worked on my pepper plants too and they were not going anywhere while they stayed in their peat pots.  When they stop growing or halt their production they need more room to continue and that is exactly what I did with them.

Eggplants are usually last to be added to the garden because they take quite a while to grow in small containers, but once they start producing leaves they take off really fast.  Now that they are in the ground they will grow much faster.

Some flowers were also added including sunflowers this week.  I only added the transplants that I had and will plant some more sunflower seeds because I want to make sure that I have enough in order to attract as many bees as possible.

I added a large container full of cilantro into the ground.  I wasn't sure if it would come out easily, but in the end it actually came out like a large brick similar to what alyssum and dill do.

I love dill and planting as much as possible provides two advantages.  The flowers attract good insects and I can use the leaves for flavoring in many dishes.  There is nothing better than fresh organic dill.

The last flower I added was purple alyssum.  I was able to plant them in large green pots and still have some to plant in the garden.  I have about a couple of containers left after transplanting what I had ready for the garden.

Almost Time to Harvest Spinach Leaves

It has been about a week or so since I planted my spinach into the ground and most of them have been growing quite well especially with some of the rain and cool weather that we have been having.  The daytime temperatures have been a little warm, but at night it has been in the low 40's.  This is perfect for dark green spinach leaves.

I also had some more that needed to be placed into the ground and that is what I did yesterday afternoon.  I wanted to get the last of the spinach in the ground so that I can have two separate batches of spinach that I can pick at different times.  This means double the amount of spinach leaves because when one is picked the other one is continuing to grow and vice versa.

Check out the spinach I transplanted yesterday.

It is still somewhat small but in a couple of weeks it will look full and be ready for harvesting and then consumption.

I decided to grow some more flowers that will attract bees and other important insects because I believe you can never have enough flowers.  I try to plant as many flowers as possible every season and that is what I did yesterday as well.  Dill and alyssum were my first choices since they are easy to grow and I also threw in their some cilantro.

I also wanted to plants some more vegetables as well and I decided on peppers and eggplant.

The Latest Update on My Plant Progress

Here is just a simple post that I wanted to put together and show you the latest progress that my plants have been making.  Some new sprouts, flowers beginning to bud, and others that are beginning to thrive are just some of the things that are happening with my indoor plants.  Let's begin with my fruits and vegetables.

Onions and spinach are the only plants that are in the garden right now, but they are enjoying the somewhat cool and sunny weather.  Along with the rain they are thriving just like they should.

Now here are cucumbers, tomatoes, cantaloupe, and watermelons.

Now let's move on to the herbs and flowers that I have been planting.  These would include alyssum, dill, and cilantro for now.

This is just some of the plant progress that has been going on the past couple of weeks with the sunny weather and somewhat warmer temperatures.  Make sure to come back often to see what else is happening with my garden and indoor plants.

More Cucumbers Were Needed as Well as Flowers

I wanted to plant some more cucumbers today because I did not plant enough the first time.  I placed plenty of seeds in them and they are now beginning to sprout.  With warmer weather coming pretty soon it is important to get all my vegetables and fruits growing as soon as possible.

I have mostly all the plants I need growing at the moment and some of them I will not plant until I till the garden because they get sown directly into the ground.  Since I had an extra light I made sure that I utilized it while it is not being used.  Now my cucumbers and flowers such as alyssum, dill, and cilantro are growing underneath it.

Flowers planted in large green containers.

 Cucumbers planted in plastic cups.