Crowd Growing (Lettuce, Tomato and Sweet Potatoes)

Everything is growing well.

Crowd Growing (Lettuce, Tomato, Japanese Sweet Potato)

Another crowd growing success. I have Sunny Lettuce, Tomatoes and Sweet Potatoes growing in the planter.

Crowd Growing (Crown Daisy, Red Daikon, String Beans, Sweet Potato)

I have a lot going on in this planter and pleased to see everything growing so well. I want to harvest the Red Daikon, but not sure when to harvest. I read that the Daikon grow 5-8 inches, but since it is in the dirt, I'm not sure how big it actually is. I guess I'll just have to pull one and see. Stay tuned.

Fall Planting in a Sub-tropical Climate (Update)

Cilantro (Pakuchi) 

These plants are from seeds that dropped last season, but estimate they are 6 weeks old.

Sunny Lettuce (Red Leaf Lettuce)

(6 1/2 weeks old)

Crowd Growing - Planter 1

Shungiku (5 1/2 weeks old)

Red Daikon Radish (5 1/2 weeks old)

Bush Beans (6 1/2 weeks old)

Crowd Growing - Planter 2

Celery (6 weeks old)

Red Daikon Radish (5 1/2 weeks old)

Yellow Potatoes (6 weeks old)

Celery (6 weeks old)

Red Daikon Radish (5 1/2 weeks old)

Not maturing as quickly as the package claimed, but I suspect this is due to the cooling temperature, which is between mid-60's (18°C) to mid-70's (24°C). 

Green Peppers (11 1/2 weeks old)

The plant to the right is flowering and has a few small Peppers.

Eggplant (12 weeks old)

I cut off most of the diseased leaves and added some nutrients and fertilizer. It has rebounded and has about ten Eggplant growing, plus it is still flowering. As I predicted from a previous post, the Eggplant are beautifully purple with no scaring now that it has cooled down.

Green Peppers (9 1/2 months old)

Tons of Green Peppers and flowering again. I keep adding nutrients and fertilizer and it keeps going. This plant has produced over 45 Peppers in the past. We just picked six Peppers today and there are still 6 more Peppers on the plant, plus there is new leaf growth and blooming flowers so I expect many more Peppers from this one hardy plant.

Six Peppers picked today.

Japanese Sweet Potato (Beni Imo)

(1 week old)

These Beni Imo vines look wilted, but have since perked up and taken root.

Chili Peppers (Togarashi)

(8 weeks old)

Abiu Pouterie Caimito Tree

(6 weeks old)

Yellow Potato (Jagaimo)

(10 weeks old)