squarerootnegative1 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 (edited) We only have a small apartment So far though, we have: 1 large strawberry plant that survived the winter, 3 babies we sprouted from dried seeds last year Tons of basil Green onions we keep recycling A small window sill tomato plant! A bunch of button mushrooms (perfect for an apartment btw) Here's our plant stand we made out of bunnings wood and some daiso quality crafts Edited October 8, 2019 by squarerootnegative1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) First lot of garlic for the season. Smell coming off them is amazing Edited October 16, 2019 by The Captain!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malter White Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 On 4/6/2019 at 7:53 PM, The Captain!! said: Grew some rosella this year. made some Jam today. I was today years old when I found out rosella isn't just a tomato sauce brand or a bird. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Quick pepper harvest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Beerlust Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Mortgage Lifter, Rouge De Marmande, & Grosse Lisse. Delicious! I did have some issues this year. That series of 40°C+ days blistered quite a few, & I did have some blossom end rot problems with some San Marzano's I'm also growing that are noticeably absent from the pic as I've had to throw pretty much all of those that ripened out. The current San Marzano's still growing look a lot better though, so fingers crossed. Cheers, Lusty. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 20 minutes ago, Beerlust said: Mortgage Lifter, Rouge De Marmande, & Grosse Lisse. Delicious! I did have some issues this year. That series of 40°C+ days blistered quite a few, & I did have some blossom end rot problems with some San Marzano's I'm also growing that are noticeably absent from the pic as I've had to throw pretty much all of those that ripened out. The current San Marzano's still growing look a lot better though, so fingers crossed. Cheers, Lusty. Looking good lusty. Nothing like homegrown tomatoes. Put a crushed egg shell in the bottom of every tomato you plant. Will solve the end rot. Mine are just kicking off now in Sydney. Planted them a little late this year so missed Xmas. Grosse lissee and cherry varieties. They love the spent beer grain compost. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 @Beerlust You could also try a bit of liquid potash for the end rot, it might help the next flowering ones But not the ones set already. Good stuff Lusty. Love it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Thanks for the advice guys. Both good soil preparations to avoid this apparently. From what I read it is suggested to be possibly due to a lack of calcium. I've been home growing tomatoes for the last 4-5 years & this is the first time I have experienced blossom end rot. I ended up crushing a few egg shells to a fine crush & adding them to the soil but then realised that takes a few months to really benefit the plant. So found a powdered form of calcium & began mist spraying the leaves of the plant. Seems to have worked reasonably well. Will prep my soil a little better next year. Cheers & a happy new year to both of you! Lusty. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 10 minutes ago, Beerlust said: So found a powdered form of calcium & began mist spraying the leaves of the plant. Seems to have worked reasonably well. Will prep my soil a little better next year. Cheers & a happy new year to both of you! Lusty. Aspirin will also do the same thing. Also a good side effect from the aspirin is that the tomato plant thinks it’s being attacked, this then sends all the goodness to the fruit. Making the fruit even tastier. Works better on the determinant varieties better than Indeterminate like the ones you have have harvested. Happy new year to you too Lusty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 21 minutes ago, The Captain!! said: Aspirin will also do the same thing. Also a good side effect from the aspirin is that the tomato plant thinks it’s being attacked, this then sends all the goodness to the fruit. Making the fruit even tastier. When reading info about my blossom end rot problem I did come across advice about the use of aspirin. Interesting how aspirin helps relieve a headache for humans, but appears to give a tomato plant one! Just a warped observation. Lusty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Some grapes and tomatoes for a early morning snack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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