Baby Sugar Icebox Water Melon on my Balcony Garden!

I got a pack of four Baby Sugar Icebox Water Melon at Home Depot for just $2.90. It was the first time I grow water melon so I didn't know how big the container I should use. I grow them all in the City Picker Selfwatering Planter. They all all growing strong so I think the container is big enough. I used Dr. Earth Organic soil - the most expensive soil I ever bought, for this water melon. The soil is very good. It kept the moist and feel natural.

I discarded all of the first several flowers to keep the plant save its energy for growing stronger root. I hand pollinated them when I can. I saw some bees around so I let the beed do their job. I don't want so many fruits at once time :-).

 This baby is growing so fast. About 12 days, it is now about a big grapefruit size. Can't wait to taste them.

Balcony Garden July Update!

Everything is doing fantastic except some mildew on the tomato keep coming back. I just harvested the grape. Tomato is giving me fruit every week. I never have to buy tomato at the store anymore. The scarlet emperor running beans are climping up to the canopy. Japanese cucumber is ready to be eaten. Blackberry is flowering. Watermelon is having a lot of small fruit.

Beefsteak Tomato!

It's an exciting day!

Yellow Mushroom in Terrarium!

Slowly but surely, those yellow mushroom invaded my terrarium. I think it was on the soil waiting for the right condition to grow. They are harmless yet beauty so I keep them in there as long as they last :-)

Flame seedless grape!

Grapes are ripen! It flowered on May and now they are ready to be harvested. I didn't have experience this time so I didn't pinched out some grape. I learned that by pinched and thinned some fruit out, it help the rest bigger. Despite the small size, they are very sweet :-)

Ice box baby sugar water melon!

I picked up this Ice box baby sugar water melon last month at Home Depot nursery. They are growing fast and now started flowering. Each plants has several male and female flowers. I pinched off the first flowers. When they had flowers again for second time, I hand pollinated them early in the morning.

I didn't see much bee up here so hand pollinated is a key to have fruit.

Kishu Mandarine!

The local nursery just had this lovely Kishu Mandarine in stock. I wanted it so badly because it was very hard to find but it was a kind of pricy so I had to go with the cheapest option means bought the younger plant. I don't know when it will have fruit but small plant mean I can keep it indoor. The information said it will bloom in Spring. Keep finger crossed.

I found a lovely Made in Vietnam pot at Ross and potted the plant with organic soil and Citrus slow release fertilize. It's the first time I grow citrus indoor so let's wait and see :-)