The weather in Auckland right now reminds me of monsoon season in Borneo around this time last year. Only this is a bit colder. It’s supposed to be summer. This week we’ve had intense bits of rain followed by intense sun. No one seems to be enjoying it except the garden.
I ate my first garden strawberry this week (we planted 2 varieties) and I’m getting excited at the prospect of our tomatoes. They’re a still green at the moment, but you can tell they’re going to be all different.
To get more interest out of the 3-drawer filing cabinet planter, we’ve planted 3 tomato plants.
- Beefsteak – a deep red, large (one of the largest kinds), uneven shaped tomato.
- Sweet 100 – a prolific red cherry tomato.
- Yellow Plum – a bright yellow egg shaped tomato.
Beefsteak Tomato (one of the biggest kinds)
Sweet 100 Tomatoes (one of the smallest kinds)
I’m so jelous of your green thumb! I’m suprised Tofu didn’t take that baby out!
Oh but he did! We planted more strawberry plants than these. The lowest row in this barrel planter were 40-50cm up from the ground and were all eaten by Tofu within 24 hours of planting.