Balcony Garden Update 6

In a break with past practice, this will be a somewhat abbreviated rundown on the recent balcony plant developments. The main reason for this is that I didn't want to photograph all of the plants as it was raining and doing the job properly would have meant me climbing about in the rain, something I wasn't really interested in doing today.

In general, things seem to be continuing to grow. The sunlight of the past few days doesn't seem to have done any harm. Some of the most impressive growth, at least as far as I am concerned, can be found among the scarlet runner beans. The plants growing around the column are really growing quite quickly, and a number of them are starting to show blooms. In a few days I expect that the scarlet flowers that make the plants so striking will start to appear, and then be followed by the beans.

The beans in the planter are also growing rapidly. Another of the plants is just about to reach the top of the original string set-up, and a few more are just a few inches away. As you can see in this photo, a number of the plants are starting to fill-in and look a little less skimpy. I am really looking forward to the planter beans being productive, as I imagine that they should be able to produce quite a number of beans.



The tomatoes are another of the types of plants that are continuing to grow quite quickly. I am particularly impressed with the tomatoes in the green pot, as they were purchased from the local grocery store not all that long ago, and somehow they seem to have caught up with some of the others.



The most important tomato related development is that one of the pre-blooms has finally turned into a bloom.



All of a sudden a few days ago the oldest yellow bean plant started showing signs of all kinds of potential blooms. Within a few days a number of blooms and beans were visible. I can't wait to start harvesting.



Unfortunately, of the recently planted seeds, only one sugar beet seed seems to have sprouted. I am hoping that in the coming days some of the tobacco, cumin, mint, and flowers will start to show signs of growth.