As the picture shows, the plants sown and planted this year are certainly flourishing in the greenhouse.
The cucumber was an early, nice surprise, with 6-7 big ones in the end of June, and there is another batch coming. Also, for the first time we have a basil plant – no, bush! – that gives us all the basil leaves we can use.
On the disappointing side, there are still neither tomatoes nor chilies to be harvested. There are lots of plant growth, but little fruit. Maybe it is because I fertilize differently this year, maybe the weather is colder or maybe it is because the plants were sown later than usual. Probably a combination of all three.
Our earliest harvest ever was a Bloody Butcher on Jun 5 and last year (2014) we had Sungold on Jun 22. This year I am tracking things more rigorously than before, so there will be a baseline going forward.
Here is what the greenhouse 2015 looks like so far:
Real harvest start in late August and last until mid-October. On Oct 18 I cut down most remaining plants, leaving only a few chilies that may still ripen. This late, post-season is cut short by early frost.
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