Hello everyone, it's great to find this forum! I just started my garden this winter after we finished our deck and sunroom project last year. I am new to gardening but I love to do experiment with new things and hope to get some tips and help here. Here is the video of my current garden I took yesterday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74-nGiDCWKI I started greens, beans, tomatos, peppers, and eggplants indoor in January. By the time people start seedling outside in May, I already have muture plants to be tralplanted outside and ready for fruit harvest. But I failed in tomatos and cucumbers because I did not use the kind suitable for containers. They grew tall but week and were already dying when the wheather got warm and they never come back after transplant. The cucumbers you see in the video is the one I stared from seeds in March. They are very produtive since the beginning of June. Someone told me that snake gourd cannot grow well in Chicago because the summer is too cool to get tropic plants to bear fruit. However, I already see fruit start forming and hope that they are as produtive as cucombers. I do have some problem with my tomatos, I think. They start to form fruit six weeks ago but the fruit still stay green. The plants are usually big (twice as big as what I see from my neighbor). Perhaps, they have too much water, or too much organic fertilizer? I am looking forward to reading other's tips and experiences!
Hi Nan and a warm welcome aboard GardenStew. I had a look at your video, very impressive stuff. Do you work in video production by any chance? You'll find LOTS of info here and it would be great to hear any tips you have also. With a garden like that I'm sure you have one or three Don't miss our blogs, member map and calendar. // Frank
Hi again Nan. :-D So pleased to see you telling us about your veggies. I'm having the same problem with my tomatoes here in Scotland this year. They are still green too but I think it's lack of sunlight that's stopping mine changing colour.
Hi Nan, Mine just started turning a couple of weeks ago. It seemed like it took forever to start turning. This is my first tomato plant, so I would go out every morning to check the size and color. I think I'll try the upside down tomato growing thingie next year. Your garden is beautiful!
Hi Frank, thanks for your comments. This is realy a great forum for gardeners. Video production is my side work. The video I created for my garden is a casual shot. I will post to gallery a different version which is actually a photo show, not a video. Hi Eileen and DaphDaph, thanks for sharing your tomato information. I guess I just need patience. A watched pot never boils but a unwatched pot will... this evening I found 8 mature sweetsour cucombers from my melon garden, unexpected!
WOW nan, thanks for the video! I wish I had more time to spend in my yard! Hmmmmmmm maybe if I were to spend more time there than here......LOL! Oh, and welcome to the stew. I am new here and love this place!
