TopazTurtle Handmade: Snapshots - Fruits from the garden

Snapshots - Fruits from the garden

By TopazTurtle 1:51 PM Australia, brinjals, eggplants, home gardening, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sydney

Ha! I love it when a plan comes together. My sister just sent me these pictures of the eggplant seedlings I planted in Sydney, four months ago. There are five fruits on the little plants!

I planted it about four weeks before I left for Kuala Lumpur. I watered it everyday and fed it with seaweed fertiliser weekly and hoped for enough rain to sustain it after I left.

Really really pleased with the result, even though I will never get taste these vegetables. Just goes to show what a little planning can achieve. I can see more flowers in one of the shots and I hope the little plants will keep producing more eggplants in the coming months.

PS In case anyone was wondering, that's pennyworth (and some weeds) growing in the background. I thought that patch had died off after the hailstorm that hit the inner west last April, but it looks as though it has come back with a vengeance. It's great in salads.

Australia, brinjals, eggplants, home gardening, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sydney

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TopazTurtle

I wear a number of hats including that of a jewellery designer, writer, web developer, cook and animal lover. Recently I discovered the joy of restoring, upcycling and repurposing. I want to share my experience with the world and try to imbue it with a passion for finding a home and purpose for the not so new and shiny.