Garden Journal - July

Summer is in its peak, so is my garden. It is time for the July Garden Journal - the challenge created by @simplymike. Check it out - SteemIt Community Garden Journal Challenge - July (With Steem-Bounty)
and come and join if you would like to show what you grow in your garden, balcony, indoor, farm or allotment .

It turns like a ritual when I open my eyes to go outside and look at the plants how they are doing. When I am back home from work again to go on the balcony for another inspection.

Let me show you around.

Amaranth in front with its dark red flowers, started from seeds. Behind the marigold and alyssum, both plants bought from the market. First alyssum was between the strawberries in one pot, but later replanted. Strawberries were moved in two individual pots and alyssum between the marigold. I must say i did not expect to see the alyssum becoming so big and now during the day the pot is on the railingallowing the flower to cascade.

Below is the comparison of what it looked like when I bought it and now.

I mentioned strawberries and here they are.

This is the pink blossom and another is red blossom.

I also have third pot with strawberries with the usual white blossom.

They all are small, but keep on growing.

The other plant that starts giving fruit is the tomato. We have already picked few for the salad. Last year we had no luck as something killed it instantly after it was covered with the first blossoms. This year we bought seedlings and they become healty plants.

And what makes me even happier is the lemon tree. Last month few blossoms apperead for very short time. One lemon afterwards starts growing. What a delight to see it blooming again and hopefully we will have more lemons.

Nothing better than to have fresh herbs. Rosemary and sage giving nice flavours in the meaks.

We used almost all of the mint. In hot days minty and lemony drink is so refreshing.

The emoji bowl, never used as it cracked when I first washed it, serves well as flower pot. I started from seeds livingstone daisy. And here is the second pot with the same flower. I very much hope with the next journal to have daisies to show.

Behind the what--to-be livingstone daisy is verbena.

At night the pots are put on the ground and during the day some are hanging on the railing.
This is a photo I took this morning. Still on the ground. Later they will be moved and depending on the weather they will be placed on the best spots.

I hope you enjoyed seeing my balcony garden. There will be more updates on how the plants are doing. Stay tuned.

Thank you for visiting.

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