Late October

In late October my uncle brought over some aubergine/eggplant/melanzane seedlings.

I finally got the brainwave to take some photos in the last week of October. To view them, click on the links below:
The tomatoes (week 6)
The beans (week 4)

I hope to take photos on a weekly basis to keep a visual record of the progress of the vegetables.

Stakes and Trellises

After a couple of weeks of watering and general care, the tomato seedlings began growing quite nicely. The beans also started shooting. It was interesting to watch them break through the soil. Again I wished I'd taken photos, or if I had the resources, some timelapse movies.

A couple of times I soaked the soil with seaweed solution to help stimulate root development.

In early October my uncle helped me stake up the tomatoes to help them grow upright later on. He also set up trellises for the beanstalks to slowly latch onto and wrap themselves around.

First Plantings

In late September my uncle, Zio Pasquale, brought over some tomato seedlings. He showed me how to plant them and look after them in the first few weeks. He also planted some beans.

I hadn't envisioned this blog at that time, so I didn't think to keep track of the exact dates. Nor did I think of taking photos as a visual record :(

Around the same time I planted some basil and oregano seeds in some small containers. Once they're big enough I'll transplant them to the main garden, or perhaps to portable pots.