And I have this to report, that almost a month after planting these toms in the garden in this densely-populated city, with temps ranging from 40's to some 90's, and plants which began as seeds in cups about 4-6 weeks previous and were grown under some window sun and cheap grow lights, then this is what we have in the front section which gets sun about 6-7 hours a day, thank God (the bucket and cover on the ground are there to prevent water from the roof splashing in that area as it does):.
In case you are wondering, the containers around the plants are my attempt to reduce watering by concentrating the water around the plant (pour H20 in container as needed).
Then we have the side which gets about 4 to 6 hours of sun, with the rest of al;most 50 tomato plants, and 14 butternut squash, and even a couple pepper and watermelon plants a neighbor gave us:
In contrast to 5-15:
But then we have this (is it Early Blight?):
As some may know, last year some sort of blight wiped out most of the crop beginning about August, and I cut and sprayed copper fungicide, and the plants were recovering, but then they frost came. I could not find the fungicide I bought until today (prayed) and so I intent to use some.
To reduce the amount of the water bill for the landlord (who gives us a real break on the rent) then I save water in barrels that I cover to keep the mosquitoes out (though a one second spray of non-stick pam keeps them from flying out if some get in). The screen on top is a homemade rig used to screen soil (1/2" screen) and is places on top since the squirrels insist on tearing open the porous covering to see what is inside. Though they only have done it once per season.
Then (for the women) there is the aesthetic section, with fence built with donated lumber by a neighbor from a demolition job, thank God, and flowers that needed a home and showed up incrementally, mostly from the landlord.
Thanks and glory be to God who has granted us grace and help to serve and praise Him.