May 28 Tomato Plant Portraits

from left to right:  Reinhard's Purple Sugar, Kozula 136 and Cuban Salami

Dwarf Golden Gypsy 

Victoria's Salute

Noire de Crimee

Sofia's Sweet Caramel

Maritime Bells

Tasty F3 ... looking forward to this one ......... seed from 2010 shared by Vince Lavallo as part of the Dwarf Tomato Project ... cross of Dwarf Wild Fred and Brandywine Sudduth ..... a stabilized grow out of this seed resulted in BrandyFred ... a good one!!

Noire de Crimee

Lucky Bee F1

Chupa Chups

Lilibet .... this was not a healthy plant, I pinched out the growing tip early on and now have two healthy leaders

May 23 Van Dusen Botanical Garden

A visit to Van Dusen Botanical Garden during the Fleurs de Villes event ...... amazing what can be created with plant material!!

my favourite ....

May 21 Back Forty

 tomatoes enjoying the May weather

a bit of colour ....

just may get a good crop of fruit from my 2nd year Logan Berry ... also trying out a few beans ..... I've found this is a great space for growing!!  almost like a greenhouse

May 19 'R' Garden

 potatoes are filling in their space

Lucky Bee tomato, cosmos, gladiolus, pole beans and succulents

garden ready for dahlias

Mars Landing kale in back and assorted mixed lettuce looking good

May 14 Van Dusen Gardens

 so much to see this time of year .....

May 11 Back Forty

end of the spring bulb, beginning of summer tomato

seeded zinnias, beans, kale and sunflowers taking in the sun

three more tomatoes in pots, some strawberries and assorted spring flowers

 

May 11 'R' Garden

 a quick check in at 'R' Garden ....

potatoes looking good

my seeded lettuce, planted in clumps ..... each can be cut for a nice salad mix

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