Dwarf Tomatoes
Now you see 'em..now you don't..was able to reduce numbers this week by gifting 2 of the plants..just 1 more to go.
5 weeks and the tomato plants are, as far as I can see, healthy, happy & I think approaching near full-size. I don't think they will become appreciably larger, at least not much taller, which has been my concern all along. Since this is my first experience with these cultivars, actually my first with bush tomatoes, much less a dwarf variety, I wasn't sure just how much room they would take.
And one of the criteria for this little experiment has been to see if one can grow a decent crop on a patio or porch, with limited space for them.
If you look closely, you can see that both remaining plants are starting to develop flowers, which, of course, mean fruit cannot be far behind.
I will continue to attempt to reduce the population to a single plant this week & hopefully make someone else as pleased with these plants as I am.
NM Hatch Chili's
The Chili plants are starting to catch-up with the tomatoes..the last week has been typical so. Cal weather this time of year..cool, grey overcast mornings, with sun burning-off the coastal layer by noon & bright, warm afternoons, apparently ideal for these plants as this is the growth surge I've been looking for.
Like the tomato's, the chili's are starting to form tiny flowers, which I expect will bud over the next week or 10 days. Fruit follows flowers & of course, that's why we're growing these plants.
Once these plants start to show some production, I don't think I'll have any problem finding homes for them..may even have to start some more, but we'll wait & see.
