Food Fridays: Grand Adventure in Growing, Update

Happy Friday everyone!

I've been rather quiet about my Grand Adventure in Growing for far too long.

Let's start off with a dramatic story of near death. Rainstorms in London apparently are crazy. They happen quickly and heavily. I unfortunately had one trough of tomatoes directly under an eavestrough during one of these storms. By the time I got home from work, the trough had been flooded with water, the leaves looked droopy, and the plants looked generally sad. Luckily, after emptying the water, the plants survived.

The weather in London has warmed up a lot. It's reached over 30 degrees in the past week. I might find it uncomfortably hot, but my tomato plants are loving it.

All of my tomato plants have started blossoming, which is exciting.

As you can see, they bloom with small yellow flowers in small clusters. From the looks of it, I'll be getting about 20 tomatoes, but more blooms will grow hopefully.

Even more exciting was my discovery of tiny tomatoes this morning. I'm going to have to start fighting animals away from them.

Next, my herbs on the windowsill.

I have basil, thyme and cilantro. The basil and cilantro actually been growing too well. I've had to trim the cilantro because it was taking over the entire trough. Having fresh basil is also a great thing.

Last is my craziest idea.

I decided to grow some cucumbers and zucchinis in hanging bags. My roommate, Charlie, thought it wouldn't work. But, to my surprise, it has worked. I even see some small zucchini blossoms growing.

Overall, it seems that everything is going smoothly. I should hopefully have veggies next month.