I develop love for gardening just before joining Hive. 2021 was the year with excitement in my life. I questioned my existence in this world and I wanted to find out if the life I am living is a meaningful and fulfilling one. That was when I found out gardening is one of the things in this world I would love to do and it helps me to live a fulfilling life.
I started having some interests in gardening around 3 years ago when I lived in a house with a big garden. Our landlord loves gardening and I sometimes helped her in the garden. Unfortunately, we had been moving places so I couldn't do much to nurture my love for gardening.
After that, I had many excuses about not having enough time to take care of a garden, I had to find a job, then with a new job, I was not able to do anything as I didn't have enough time. I guess at that time, I didn't really into gardening that much.
Until the end of 2020 when my partner bought me some indoor plants. I called them the green princesses. We live in a small apartment so I thought it is not easy for us to grow things. When I witnessed how my plants have been thriving in this condition without much-needed caring, I started to spend more time with them every day.
I am the green princess - I am the one in the middle
How tiny I was when I just landed in this house
Me after 1.5 years with my baby
My green princess was quite big so I propagated two small branches
I have to say I enjoy their company. I say hello to them in the morning and have a night chat before bedtime. Somehow, we have been developing a special bonding relationship. I feel like they can understand my thoughts and feel what I am feeling. It is so easy for me to chat with them about everything in my life.
After a couple of months growing indoor plants, I thought to myself, let's have a veggie garden. It must be fun to expand my friendship. That was when I invited Vietnamese mint, tomatoes and basils to my home.
It was the first time in my life I grew something from scratch. I bought seedlings, then made nursery rooms and also prepared organic fertiliser to feed my plants. Every day feel like an exciting day with new things. I am excited to wake up and see if any new leaves are coming and how big my plants are.
I used an egg tray for the tomato seedlings
Young tomatoes plants appreared after 2 days
Here's how they look after 5 days
Move them to a new area after 2 weeks
I grow tomatoes with basils and Vietnamese mint as I read that it will be good for them
I kept nutrition water from washing my rice, boiling eggs and soaking banana skins to feed my plants. I make sure to tell them every day about what kind of food I gave them and imagine to myself that they are so happy when receiving food.
Look they are growing...
...Bigger and bigger thanks to yummy "smoothies" I gave them every day
Thanks to them, I turned a boring window in my flat into a beautiful green corner for me to do meditation every morning and every afternoon.
Sometimes, I imagine myself as a small insect crawling between branches in my garden. I told myself it must take quite a long for me to move from one tomato to another. Or it would be great to have a better view from the top of the tomato plant
Through bright sunlight, I could see deeper inside my plant's bodies. I could feel how life is thriving in there, how my plants take sunlight and water in, converting them into nutrition to feed the plant .
Then when it comes to the harvest time, I had a chance to experience the joyous moment of seeing my tomatoes fruiting flowers, then small tomatoes arrived, the moment I saw small ones turn into big green tomatoes and the moment red colour appear in my garden. I had so much joy seeing them growing and I am grateful for all the fruit I got.
Flowering time...
I was stoked to see the tiny flowers
Then the litte green guy appeared
Not so long to have the full team in my little garden
So many of them, my tiny tomatoes
It's time to change colour, let's bring on the red team Everyday is my joy to look at these tiny red Robin tomatoes It's time to try those red tomatoes Just so you know I am not a big fan of eating raw tomatoes but those tiny red ones are not bad at all. They are sweet unlike the big ones Adding tomatoes and basils to my dinner At first, I came to this experiment solely because I saw others doing it and I thought about trying it. Until now, I have gained so much from this experiment. I love seeing my garden every day, the morning before going to work and the afternoon after finishing work. When I feel something is not right, I have my garden to cheer me up. When I have so much joy, I have my garden to share. It is magical how a small garden can make a huge impact on my mental health and wellbeing. Just by looking at them, I can shut down all the noise from my life and just focus on important things. I also learned to to be happy with whatever life throws at me and be grateful for things I received. This is my first post in the garden community for the Garden Journal Challenge 2022 hosted by @riverflows. I would love to see an update on my friends' gardens @trangbaby and @lynnnguyen. Designed with Canva
As you know plants are very much alive. I remember there was an experiment done on plants in the 70s where the experimenter would put different plants in different locations in different conditions; depending on how he treated the plants their quality of growth would change.
There's a special something that happens when you develop a bond with a garden, it becomes your home, your place of recluse....a sanctuary if you will.
I'm glad that you've begun to build your little paradise and wish you all the success from it.
And those photos are stunning!
Wow thats so good to know. Thank you for sharing with me. I am always wondering that when talking with my plants. I am telling them now while replying to your comment about this. Life is full of magical and exciting things
Here is a world reknowned breakthrough in the discovery of emotional imprinting and concsciouness in Water, conducted by Dr Emoto:
https://growingperson.com/water-consciousness-dr-masaru-emotos-water-experiment/
Though it's about Water, it is related to all "non-sentient" life. Look into Dr Emoto and maybe get his book too. You shall be fascinated to the max.
And Star Wars was right...the Force...use the Force....all around us, it is...
mấy cây của c lớn nhanh ghê. chắc do trên đó ấm áp nữa. dưới e gieo hạt cây nào cũng phải lâu lắc mới thấy cây. nhìn mớ cà chua thích ghê 😊
uh c trồng trong nhà nữa nên nó cũng lớn nhanh hơn. Thu hoạch xong mớ này chị sẽ chặt hết đi đi cho nó lên thêm mầm non, thu hoạch thêm ít nữa trước khi mùa đông tràn về
Your plants look really cute and it's funny that you name them! 😂 Good job on growing those tomatoes and using them for your cooking. 👏
Maybe it's just me but some of the photos on your post aren't loading correctly. Hmm. 🤔
Thank you for your nice words. You are right. I posted using Ecency so when I read my post using Ecency, the images look alright. However, when checking on Peakd, some of them are not loading. I am not sure why :(
Oh I love love love love your journey to being a gardener and everything you say here! It's so cool that you've found this passion. I had tomato and basil pasta last night - there's something amazing about garden to plate, right? Add a bit of fresh grown chilli to that and I'm in HEAVEN! Thanks for your entry and looking forward to next month's entries!
Thank you. I am so glad you like my post.
Tbh I don't like pasta. I cook it because my parter loves it. Surprisingly, when I added basils and tomatoes into it, I fell in love. As you said there must be some thing special about garden to plate. Now I make pasta every week as the garden is in peak time.
The weather was terrible yesterday so I spent most of my morning looking after my garden. Hopefully, I will have more to update next month. Have a lovely weekend.
Oh yes!!! Living in a city or not having land doesn't mean you can't have a garden! Beautiful happy plants :) I truly believe that a small plant in a pot can be a great healer as much as a big tree in the forest! They are so generous! Wonderful!
I know, right. Whenever I look at those plants, I can see life is thriving in them. it is a good way for me to stop chatter thoughts in my mind and shut down the noise from outside. I used to think that there was no need to have a garden because I am living in a small flat. Now I am so grateful for this garden
I am so happy that you decided to have this small flat garden! I wish all people could feel the way you do when being around the plants, wonderful :)
It's exciting to watch your plants grow, those tomatoes look beautiful. I'm glad you took the plunge
Thank you. I am so happy you like them :) I fall in love with them every single day.
Nhớ mới ngày nào còn nói đi mua hạt giống, nay cà chua đã ra trái luôn rồi!
uh cũng được mấy tháng rồi đó nàng, t trồng trong nhà nên chậm hơn. Được cái mình trồng được xem nó lớn lên từng ngày nên thú vị lắm
Ahhh, yes you have that green thumb for gardening them cheery tomatoes yummy i love eating raw tomatoes 😊
Thank you :) I dont like eating raw tomatoes but the ones I got from my gardens are so good.
I have some grape tomatoes in my garden also and they are so much tasty when they are your own 😊
i love this so much! So jealous you have a green thumb. For me, everything I touch dies 🤣
I think it is just a matter of understanding the types of plants you want to grow. I used to be no good at gardening but then I found out the secrets of each variety when it comes to the amount of water and sunlight, i can make plants happy in my small home.
Aww lovely garden and great work my dear. The cherry tomatoes look yummy 😋
Thank you my dear. tbh I don't like eating raw tomatoes, however, when I tried the ones I grow, it didn't taste bad at all. Might be the feeling of eating something I grow is the main reason for it
Woww, even I love gardening to the core. Thanks a ton for sharing your part of the story too! :)
Thank you for stopping by. I am amazed by my little garden so I think it will be a great thing to share to our community
Hi Dora, calling them green princesses is so sweet 😊 Great tips about the water used for washing rice and boiling eggs. I soak the banana skins too. I recently started placing them in a blender with crushed egg shells for fertilizer. I then add more water with several tablespoons of it and keep the remaining ones in the fridge.
That explains why your plant babies are so healthy. Looking forward to reading more of your future garden posts.
Thank you Arni. That's a great idea with the egg shells. Unfortunately, I don't have a blender in my kitchen so I sometimes broke them into small pieces and add it directly to the soil in a community garden, not at my home though as it might have not-so-good smell.
I now make a fermented Fruit juice on a regular basis for my plants from the fruit skin and kitchen waste. I found it is a great boost for the tomatoes and basils. They love it
Adding it directly to the soil works well too. I haven't tried making fermented fruit juice yet but will try one of these days. Thanks for the tip 😊
You are welcome. I hope you have a lovely day
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Nyaaaaaaaaaayyy! Those tomatoes. They're huge! 😍😍😍😍
Thank you. They are actually tiny. It is called Tiny Robin. Luckily I had several big ones :)
You're such a green thumb 😻😻😻😻
I love your tomatoes, they look so delicious. Good afternoon!
Thank you. They are really sweet. I am so happy to discover cherry tomatoes as I normally dont like to eat tomatoes raw.
You're welcome (^_^)
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