Day 40: Tomatoes – final transplantation
Transplanting my tomato plants. The roots had all grown past their limits. Taking them out of their pots was easy. Just tip them into your hand…
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Day 39 Tomatoes: The first flower buds!
My tomato plants have started to bud! These should grow into flowers after a while I guess…
Day 34: Tomatoes – Fighting off insects in a Chennai garden
Dealing with insects on the tomato plants in the Chennai climate. Using Neem leaves soaked in water as an insecticide.
Day 30: Update on tomatoes!
Tomato seedlings after one month. Seems that tomatoes like Chennai’s weather!
Composting in India
Creating sweet compost in the heart of Chennai. Using only 3 feet of space, I’ve created a free solution for getting all the fertilizer I need!
Day 18: Transplanting my tomato seedlings!
Transplanting my tomato seedlings complete with pics! Chennai weather seems to be excellent for for them as long as there’s a bit of shade.
Tomatoes Day 9 – New leaves emerging
The first set of true leaves emerging on my tomato seedlings! Need to carefully judge when to transplant them.
Tomatoes Day 5 – And two more shoots! Chun-Lin and Noah
My last two tomato seeds finally explode into the world!
Success! Two shoots: Fathima and Virender – Tomatoes Batch 2: Day 4
I see shoots! Two tomato seeds have begun to make the journey of life. And their names are Fathima and Virender :)
Starting all over – Growing Tomatoes Batch 2: Day 1
A second attempt at growing tomatoes from the seed. This time I soaked the seeds in water and used eggshells as containers