Garden affair : First harvest of the year

  Winter season is about to end with spring season approaching . Although there is still  await  for  couple of weeks for  spring show fresh harvest in my garden is making up  for await for spring blooms. 

                                                                     Cherry Tomatoes

Tomatoes ripening 

Green peas harvest

Radish harvest

Fresh lettuce 

It is the time for link up party Garden Affair where we can share posts related to Gardening, Nature and birds. The link up party will remain open for a week starting from Saturday. 

                                                                 

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Breakout from cold

Last week we had experienced severe record breaking cold which was claimed to be coldest in last forty years with temperature dropping minimum to 34 F'.This week brought relief with rise in minimum that has stimulated some growth into winter  Annuals.                                                                                                                                                           

Although spring is a month or more away ,some of the annuals are coming out of winter hibernation to bloom in this month.                                                                                                        

     

Some of the petunias are showing there blooms ,Petunias here generally enjoy long blooming period upto early summer  days.                                                                                                

Picotee Petunias with Wave pink 

Dahlia are making there appearance gradually

Oxalis Stricta 

Lathyrus odoratus 'Cupani' with a pansy popping out

Nemesia sunsatia 'Sunset'

Knock out Roses 

And Some harvest of fresh organic Tomatoes

If this   weather continues for another few days spring will be on time otherwise will delay ,either ways spring will be knocking in a month or so.                                                                                  

Happy Makar Sankranti to my Indian fellow mates.

Thanks Carol for hosting Garden Bloggers Blooms day and let people around the world know whats blooming in other part of the world.                                                                                   

Veggies Summer Harvest

Nothing can be  more tastier and healthier than the home grown fully organic veggies.




                                        Cucumber for rehydration of  body after intensive heat 
                                                                           

The tasty Brinjal for summer recipes

Capsicum 

Drumstick or Moringa the most nutritional veggie for whole body health and development

Cherry tomatoes are giving  in constant harvest from last three months

Spinach for Iron content in body

Summers are at their peak in our region ,Temperature is being roaming between 40 to 45 degree c'.It has become impossible to spent time outside in the garden and plants health is also worsening with every passing day.We are expecting monsoon at the end of month which would resurrect new life to the garden.                                                                                                                         

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Cherry tomatoes from seeds

Last year I bought seeds of tomatoes on which  it was labeled  Wild Texas cherry tomatoes.They were planted 4 months back,to my surprise all seeds germinated .


                                                       Tomatoes ripened now

I planted few seeds in a container in November last year                                                                           

and covered them with thin layer of  cocopeat ,within two weeks all seeds were germinated and were transplanted after a month from sowing .                                                                                

After two months first set of flowers appeared that was one thrilling experience                            

Fruiting started within a month on all plants                                                                              

Spring is in full swing although daytime is getting hotter with every passing time .My Anemones grown from bulbs have came to bloom after a wait of almost four months.