It's already mid-summer, so maybe I was too hopeful about my tomato plant.
Or was I?
The plant was growing well, there were 5-7 buds, two flowers were blooming, so maybe I was not hoping wrong to get some tomatoes this year from my balcony garden!
It's been a month, I planted this from seeds.
Just yesterday I had to uproot it because of the fungus attack. Root Rot Diseases, that's what I found from the net. It was raining a few days ago for a whole week, I could not manage any sunlight and the root got rotten.
To avoid any further spread of the disease to other plants, I had to uproot it.
Let me share from the beginning...
A few days old plant, from the seeds.
I planted it on a small pot, was not hopeful if it can survive. You know, taking care of vegetables on the balcony, giving them enough space and light is really hard. But as it was growing well, so I was hopeful.
When it starts to grow really well, I decided to replant it on a large plant.
Still, it was getting enough sun as you can see.
Buds!
Flowering!
Then the rain came. It lasts for almost a week, there was no sun, the soil got wet. And the plant starts to look blemish.
Uprooted the plant in the hope to cut the root and replant it.
But the flower is already spoiled.
And the plant doesn't look like it can survive.
So I had to throw it away.
As a balcony gardener, I got only a few plants; around 50. So losing a plant is very sad to me. I don't usually grow any vegetables, just some spinach, and herbs. Because they are easy to grow. I have a good amount of flowers and decorative plants. This was my first time trying tomatoes. But it doesn't go well.
So maybe I have to put aside my thoughts to enjoy organic vegetables from my balcony. Or maybe I need to learn more about how can I make this happen.
I'm hopeful though!
