1. Apr 21, 2020
  2. 12:35:00 PM
  3. 2 Days
 🌼 Success

#14: Grow Cherry Tomato From Kitchen Seed

  1. 🌱 Cherry Tomato
Tomato Harvest Seed Kitchen
Cut into half.
Cut into half.
Squeeze the seeds out.
Squeeze the seeds out.
Spread it around the soil evenly.
Spread it around the soil evenly.
Cover with a thin layer of soil.
Cover with a thin layer of soil.
Water it. I put it at the shady part of the balcony.
Water it. I put it at the shady part of the balcony.

Day 4 -
  1. Apr 24, 2020
  2. 1:41:00 PM

Sprout
Tomato seeds germinated.
Tomato seeds germinated.

Day 5 -
  1. Apr 25, 2020
  2. 10:59:00 AM

Growing healthy.

Day 6 -
  1. Apr 26, 2020
  2. 8:59:00 AM

Lesson

Growing healthy. They survive pretty well in the balcony, and not too sensitive to heat and sun.

Day 7 -
  1. Apr 27, 2020
  2. 9:13:00 AM

Growing taller.

Day 8 -
  1. Apr 28, 2020
  2. 3:45:00 PM

Growing tall.
Growing tall.

Day 9 -
  1. Apr 29, 2020
  2. 9:50:00 AM

The tomato saplings grow towards the sun.

Day 11 -
  1. May 1, 2020
  2. 9:41:00 AM

Growing taller.

Day 12 -
  1. May 2, 2020
  2. 12:20:00 PM

Growing healthy.

Day 14 -
  1. May 4, 2020
  2. 9:27:00 PM

Lesson

I need to snip a few of my cherry tomatoes seedlings 😥 as they grow too near to each other (my bad for using a small container), and I don't have enough space and pots for all of them. It also give the remaining plants more space and nutrient.

+1

Day 16 -
  1. May 6, 2020
  2. 10:16:00 AM

Looks healthy.

Day 18 -
  1. May 8, 2020
  2. 10:48:00 AM

Lesson

They enjoy the sun and doesn't wilted due to heat.

Day 22 -
  1. May 12, 2020
  2. 10:21:00 AM

Probably need to transplant to bigger pot soon.

Day 25 -
  1. May 15, 2020
  2. 5:01:00 PM

Transplant

Transplant to bigger individual pots.

Seems a bit too crowded.
Seems a bit too crowded.
Prepare some pots.
Prepare some pots.
Soil 1: Baba Vegimix
Soil 1: Baba Vegimix
Soil 2: Mix soil from Bukit Jalil Nursery.
+10

Day 27 -
  1. May 17, 2020
  2. 2:50:00 PM

Seems to be doing alright. Will keep them in shades for a few days.

Day 34 -
  1. May 24, 2020
  2. 4:51:00 PM

Experiment
The one with mix soil + black soil seems healthier.
The one with mix soil + black soil seems healthier.
The ones with Baba Vegimix seems slightly small with yellowish leaves.
The ones with Baba Vegimix seems slightly small with yellowish leaves.

Day 35 -
  1. May 25, 2020
  2. 7:25:00 PM

Apply organic fertilizer to a few pots to see if it makes a difference.

Day 38 -
  1. May 28, 2020
  2. 9:58:00 PM

Transplant

I try repot one of the pot which is not growing well, to see if the newly added elements helps.

Pot with Baba Vegimix, slightly small and yellowish.
Pot with Baba Vegimix, slightly small and yellowish.
Pour out the soil, probably still broke some roots are they are thin and spread out.
Pour out the soil, probably still broke some roots are they are thin and spread out.
I mix in coffee grounds, egg shells, perlite, coco peat and black soil.
I mix in coffee grounds, egg shells, perlite, coco peat and black soil.
May it grow healthier.
May it grow healthier.

Day 40 -
  1. May 30, 2020
  2. 10:06:00 AM

Experiment

It is obvious the batch using Mix Garden Soil + Black Soil is doing better than another batch using Baba Vegimix.

Day 41 -
  1. May 31, 2020
  2. 2:00:00 PM

Move the weaker plants to more shaded area.

Day 46 -
  1. Jun 5, 2020
  2. 10:11:00 AM

Experiment Lesson

This repoted plant 8 days ago didn't seems to differ much from the rest of the batch.

Day 46 -
  1. Jun 5, 2020
  2. 10:17:00 AM

Experiment

The batch with Mix Garden Soil + Black Soil continue to do well as compared to Baba Vegimix.

Organic fertilizer applied 10 days ago didn't show any significant difference.

Day 49 -
  1. Jun 8, 2020
  2. 8:39:00 AM

Fertilizer

Fertilize with Organic Fertilizer / Coffee Grounds, Egg Shell, Larvie Frass, Banana Peel. Planned fertilization twice a week.

My fertilizer tray.
My fertilizer tray.
Organic fertilizer or coffee grounds.
Organic fertilizer or coffee grounds.
Larvie frass.
Larvie frass.
Egg shell.
+2

Day 60 -
  1. Jun 19, 2020
  2. 11:00:00 AM

I experiment with the following fertilizer

  • Organic Fertilizer (2 weeks once)
  • Coffee Grounds (2 weeks once)
  • Home-made Liquid Enzyme (twice a week)

Mix with some Larvie Frass / Vermicast and Egg Shell.

The pot using Organic Fertilizer grows slightly taller, while others are doing well too.

Day 62 -
  1. Jun 21, 2020
  2. 6:54:00 PM

Fertilize every two weeks: organic fertilizer, larvie frass / vermicast, egg shell.

Day 66 -
  1. Jun 25, 2020
  2. 10:56:00 AM

The bigger plant are doing better and growing taller.

Day 73 -
  1. Jul 2, 2020
  2. 11:25:00 AM

Flower

First flower spotted.

Day 74 -
  1. Jul 3, 2020
  2. 7:21:00 PM

Transplant

Transplant to bigger pot. Using Baba Green Mary/Superior soil mix with compost, mix some perlite and coco peat and superior black soil, then add some larvie frass, egg shell and dried banana skin.

+7

Day 81 -
  1. Jul 10, 2020
  2. 9:58:00 AM

Tips Pollination
Sadly some flower fall off, it could be due to hot temperatures and watering issues.
Sadly some flower fall off, it could be due to hot temperatures and watering issues.
Trying hand pollination tomato flower by hand.
Trying hand pollination tomato flower by hand.

Day 84 -
  1. Jul 13, 2020
  2. 2:01:00 PM

Experiment Fertilizer

Fertilize tomato plants which has flowered with Mr Ganick 426 Organic Melon Fertilizer.

Day 113 -
  1. Aug 11, 2020
  2. 7:16:00 PM

Problem

I probably planted too many tomato as a first timer. Some flowered, none of them fruited, with more yellowing leaves and leaves curling down issues.

+3

Day 116 -
  1. Aug 14, 2020
  2. 4:00:00 PM

Perhaps it will finally fruit?

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