Balcony garden progress report

Growing and/or blooming this past week:

The tulips have peaked and are waning but white Lewisia (seen in background) is still blooming strongly with many buds yet to open.

Lettuce is getting lush. I nibble on a few leaves every time I water it.

'Sungold', 'Sweetgold' and 'Supersweet' cherry tomatoes have been soaking up the sun.

And Piper has been keeping watch over all.

So what's up in your garden? Please share surprises, successes, disappointments and/or lessons learned.  Like sharing a meal with family and friends, sowing and growing together is more fun than gardening alone.

What's up on the balcony? (Part 1)

My little garden & indoor seedlings have been keeping me busy all week so I haven't had time to write a formal Earth Day post or read many of the thoughtful ones that have been published so far this week. (I feel a bit embarrassed to confess this -- though I also believe we should live with the same earth-consciousness every day, not just on April 22nd).

Here's a record of what's up on the balcony. (The kale is growing steadily, too, but the true leaves are still too tiny for an in-focus photo with my camera.)

The dates show time of sowing/germination/photo. All information is from Renee's Garden seed packages & web site.

LEAFY GREENS

Broccoli Rabb, 'Super Rapini'
04 apr / 08 apr / 22 apr
"This robust & rich-tasting traditional Italian heirloom is a quick-growing cool season favourite. [It] produces an abundance of deep-green leaves & tender shoots topped with tiny bud clusters."

Greens, 'Renee's Stirfry Mix'
04 apr / 08 apr / 22 apr
A mix of Red Mustard, Mizapoona (a cross between Mizuna & Tatsoi), Pac Choi & Asian Red Kale. Baby leaves can be harvested for salads.

 

Radish, Breakfast, 'Petit Dejeuner'
04 apr / 09 apr / 22 apr
"These crunchy beauties are brilliantly bicolored with the upper two-thirds bright cherry-red & contrasting pure white tips."

Lettuce, Baby Mesclun, 'Cut and Come Again
02 apr / 07 apr / 21 apr

Lettuce, Mesclun, 'Monet's Garden Mesclun'
01 apr / 06 apr / 21 apr

 
Lettuce,  Baby Mesclun Salad, 'Paris Market Mix'
01 apr / 06 apr / 21 apr

Lettuce, Baby Leaf, Heirloom Cutting Mix
02 apr / 07 apr / 21 apr

What's up in the balcony garden?

This entry is not a formal blog post -- more of a quick & dirty visual record with sowing & germination notes. The photos are those only a "mother" could love. Not very interesting to others but I confess to be very excited about my seedling babies.

Lettuce,  Baby Mesclun Salad, 'Paris Market Mix'

Sowing date:  01 April

Germination date (head above the soil): 06 April

 

Lettuce, Mesclun, 'Monet's Garden Mesclun'

Sowing date:  01 April

Germination date (head above the soil): 06 April

Lettuce, Baby Mesclun, 'Cut and Come Again'

Sowing date:  02 April

Germination date (head above the soil): 07 April

 

Lettuce, Baby Leaf Lettuce, 'Heirloom Cutting Mix'

Sowing date:  02 April

Germination date (head above the soil): 07 April

 

Broccoli Raab, 'Super Rapini'

Sowing date:  04 April

Germination date (head above the soil): 08 April

Greens, 'Renee's Stir-Fry Mix'

Sowing date:  04 April

Germination date (head above the soil): 08 April

 

Radishes,  'Petit Dejeuner' 

Sowing date: 04 April

Germination date (head above the soil): 09 April

Kale, Italian Heirloom, 'Lacinato'

Sowing date:  04 April

Germination date (head above the soil): 10 April