Greetings!
It was August 31 when it started to rain and lasts until September 5. Back then my vegetable garden was almost free of weeds and wild grasses because the sunny weather inhibited their growth. But when the rain kicks off weeds and wild grasses multiply. I just let the weeds and wild grasses grow but then a couple of days ago I noticed that worms started eating my vegetables' leaves.
So, today I decided to weed my vegetable garden to contain the spread of the worms. I also pulled all of my Okra because they are the ones who suffered the most from the invading worms that ate the leaves and the skin of the fruit. I did the weeding and removing the wild grasses by hand (see image below).
Weeding my vegetable garden
Before and after
And after about two hours I am finally done. Check the before and after photos of my little vegetable garden. This garden is home to my eggplants, green/red peppers, and tomatoes (those that are surrounded by small stakes).
The side-by-side photo below is actually just half of my vegetable garden.
| Before | After |
And below is the other part of my vegetable garden (which is the first that I made when you relocated to our new house).
Mustard update
It was on August 31 that I planted my mustard greens. Today (September 12), they are now 1 inch and height, and in the coming days, I will be transplanting them to their permanent location.
Snow cabbage update
Another vegetable that I planted using seeds is Snow Cabbage (last August 24). And today, they are also 1 inch in height just like the mustard green. In the coming days, I am also going to transplant them to their final location.
Moringa update
It was on August 21 when I planted some moringa cuttings which I blogged with a title Garden Journal: Propagating Moringa. Now, three of them started to produce young leaves which makes me very very happy when I first saw them. I think the rain from August 31 until September 5 helped a lot to the moringas that I planted.
Vegetables now flowering
Aside from the updates that I have shown. I am happy to share with the community that some of my vegetables are now flowering. The eggplant, the red/green chili, the tomatoes, and my old bottle gourd crops are now in their second batch of flowering. Check the images below.
Below is a flower of my green pepper.
This right here is the second batch of flowers from my old bottle gourd.
Below is a flower of my eggplant
And these are the flowers of my tomatoes. Of all my crops I am very excited for tomatoes because tomatoes are one of my favorites.
That is all for now guys, catch you up with the next one. Wishing you all safety, good health, and abundance.
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I am a Computer Engineer, blogger, farmer, gardener, father, and husband. I love countryside living, nature, and farming (rice/vegetables), and I have two decades of experience as an I.T. professional
