New Additions to the Family
Today we went back to Mitre 10 to exchange a Mr Fothergill’s Sunflower pack that was infested with bugs. The switch was painless, however I could not resist looking at what else they had in stock. As happens with me in a garden “toy” shop at the moment I ended up walking out with more plants and supplies. I will not bore you with the supplies, but in terms of the plants we walked out with another tomato variety and another chilli variety.
The tomato is a Grape Tomato and was bought bearing fruits. So it has been planted in a tomato specific potting mix and well watered in. Hopefully this will soon be bearing edible fruits. It should do as it will be spoilt.
The chilli is an Ebony Fire chili which is a real ring burner. It is a black/red fruit with exceptionally dark foliage. Very different to the Jalapeno and “Hot Chilli” that I suspect is another Jalapeno. The Ebony Fire is laced with ripe fruit and is basically at its maximum height of 30 cm. I will wait a few days for the plant to adjust to its new home and then I shall be harvesting. I will let you know how the ring goes after consumption. I will also upload a photo of this plant soon.
I also took delivery of a Wheeled Planter pictured above from Deals Direct, I am a bit of a sucker for their products. It is now the home of the green lettuce, red lettuce, and the spinach (picture to come once I get some time and dry conditions to take one). It is a great size and the plants have a lot of room to grow. I would be purchasing at least one more, but unfortunately they are out of stock. I certainly will be keeping my eye out for more of this product. In the mean time I have ordered some barrels and wash tubs instead.
I am also considering the purchase of some cucumber and zucchini seeds for planting in the coming barrels. I have a nice sunny location in mind for these in the back yard. Should be another interesting experiment.
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December 12th, 2007 at 1:40 am
Great news! The Wheeled Planter is coming back soon. Might purchase a few of these rippers when they are restocked and transplant some of the herbs and low height plants so I can reuse those pots elsewhere, ie. the as yet to be potted frangipani and the splitting of the Yolo Wonder Capsicums that are cohabitating and beginning to crowd each other presently. May even throw a few of the 50 Gladioli bulbs in one for a bit of fun.