L'orto di Bruno [Bruno's Vegetable Garden]

In the second week of November I noticed that some of the beanstalks are flowering. I forgot to mention that the previous week a couple of the larger tomato plants were also flowering. And this week some tiny fruits started appearing.

The weather has been changeable again, with above average rainfall (which is good, I guess), but occasional gusty winds (not so good). The extra rain has meant I haven't had to water the plants as often.

This week I transplanted some of the basil seedlings I had been raising in containers in the garage. Hopefully they will cope with the move to the main garden area. I will keep the rest of the seedlings indoors for a while just in case. I've got some lettuce and oregano seedlings started in the garage, and may transplant them when they're big enough.

Last night I gave all the plants another spray with seaweed solution.

To view the latest photos, click on the links below:
The tomatoes (week 8)
A flowering tomato plant (week 8)
The beans (week 6)
A flowering beanstalk (week 6)
The aubergines/eggplants/melanzane (week 2 after transplanting)
The basil seedlings (after transplanting)

In the first week of November the tomato plants had grown large enough to need tying to the stakes. A good thing too, because that week the weather was very windy and threatened to blow my plants away. I had to do some minor repairs to the trellises for the beans.

At the end of the week I took some more photos. To view them, click on the links below:
The tomatoes (week 7)
The beans (week 5)
The aubergines/eggplants/melanzane

In late October my uncle brought over some aubergine/eggplant/melanzane seedlings.

I finally got the brainwave to take some photos in the last week of October. To view them, click on the links below:
The tomatoes (week 6)
The beans (week 4)

I hope to take photos on a weekly basis to keep a visual record of the progress of the vegetables.

After a couple of weeks of watering and general care, the tomato seedlings began growing quite nicely. The beans also started shooting. It was interesting to watch them break through the soil. Again I wished I'd taken photos, or if I had the resources, some timelapse movies.

A couple of times I soaked the soil with seaweed solution to help stimulate root development.

In early October my uncle helped me stake up the tomatoes to help them grow upright later on. He also set up trellises for the beanstalks to slowly latch onto and wrap themselves around.

In late September my uncle, Zio Pasquale, brought over some tomato seedlings. He showed me how to plant them and look after them in the first few weeks. He also planted some beans.

I hadn't envisioned this blog at that time, so I didn't think to keep track of the exact dates. Nor did I think of taking photos as a visual record :(

Around the same time I planted some basil and oregano seeds in some small containers. Once they're big enough I'll transplant them to the main garden, or perhaps to portable pots.