Happy Solstice... Backyard plants growing nicely!

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Ahhh it's the 21st of June and it's the longest day, shortest night, and I feel as though I'm celebrating it properly this year being in a purist mood (so no drinking atm), unlike my plants with have need much drinking over the past month on account of the hot weather!

And things are going nicely, if I can overlook the fact that everything's feeling a bit out of control!

Tomatoes and strawberries...

The tomatoes are looking a little out of control, I need to stake them better...

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There are few just coming through....

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And there are strawberries underneath the foliage, I must say I don't remember any previous strawberries I've grown having such lush leaves, but I assume this is a good thing, I've had a pretty decent amount of fruit off just six plants already!

Chilles

These are finally coming along, the fruit that is, but its' a bit slow for my liking, one of my fave plants to grow, and eat!

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Spring onions

These are just my backyard plants - and experiment - I had a few spares that I couldn't fit on the allotment, so I just put them in small pots, and judging by the stems they are looking pretty good.

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Not quite time to harvest yet I think, but soon! I'll defo do these again next year, but in slightly deer pots!

Future thoughts...

I must say I am enjoying my backyard manageable easy garden more than the allotment this year, which just feels like hassle, not sure whether I'll keep the later on next year, I'm feeling more 'virtual world' ATM than real world, and the backyard has a lot more potential too!

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Wow! Your plants really grows well. I love those strawberries, I haven't tried growing one of them since.

I also have spring onions on a pot and grows healthily.

Taking care of them is not that easy, you have to water on time and take care of everything so that the plant does not get damaged. I also like doing this very much.

Wow, I always think that nothing beats the feeling of growing your "own" food.

It's great!

Oh I miss gardening. One thing about living on the beach is that salt kills everything I'd ever want to grow. Can't have everything I guess!

Ah that's a damn shame!

It's great to grow your own food. We have various things coming up and the rain this week is helping. The strawberries have been great and we have some salad stuff.

The rain has saved me about an hour on the watering!

Your plants are looking good at the moment, well done. Here, not so much, it's the middle of the winter (and the shortest day of the year). I'm glad to hear you're enjoying that garden mate, I do mine, and I feel there's a lot of value in doing so.

Oh yeah - southern hemisphere of course - only a few months and you'll be planting I guess. LOVE the garden!

Yep, it was a dark, cold and rainy day today but it'll turn around and...I'll be whining about the extreme heat! (And gardening with vigour.)

I have missed the smell of tomato plant. It used to grew up anywhere in my chilhood. Today, concrete grew up...