Update on the great tomato experiment. It failed. The last of its leaves withered away to nothingness. It did not survive the Arizona heat. Goodbye tomatoes and thank you for the flowers 
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Tomato Update
2009
10.21
10.21
Tomato Development
2009
06.28
06.28
Just after the first bloom of the jalapeños, my tomato starts showing flower growth too! Oh, I just feel that my plants love me back. I also noticed that few stems were branching out, expanding even more. I’m so excited to finally see some tiny tomatoes coming out of these precious flowers!
DIY: Hanging Plant Stand
2009
06.05
06.05
The materials used to make the plant stand were all taken from the available supplies I can grab at home. The bottom support was the base used on our Christmas tree stand. Then find left over woods and nails from your previous DIY projects.
Materials:
Christmas tree stand
2 Woods, one longer than the other
Nails
2 to 4 J hook clamp with nails or use ordinary nails
Tape
Hammer
Directions:
1. Form the framework “T” and nail in the center to secure the position. You can also put a tape around it to stabilize it.
2. Place the hook clamp with nails each side where the pots need to be hanged.
3. Put the framework on the stand.
Looking for materials you already have and a little touch of creativity can save you bucks and gives your plant a suitable place for hanging.
DIY: Hanging Tomato
2009
05.08
05.08
I’ve transplanted two of my tomato seedlings to their own pots two weeks ago and have put them on a hanging container. I was curious how it will grow upside-down while seeing this method in a website, so I’ve decided to try this approach. The first few days were bit stressful for the seedlings as they were still growing upwards then only a week or so only they’ve started to scale downwards.
Here are the materials I’ve used for planting the tomatoes upside-down:
1. Tomato plant
2. Hanging container
3. Potting mix
4. Cutter
5. Tape
Method:
1. Cut a hole in the middle of the hanging container.
2. Put tape on the hole of the container and cut a cross on the tape.
3. Turn the container over the tomato plant and carefully guiding the plant though the hole.
4. Then turn it right-side up and remove the original seedling container.
5. Put soil, hang and water.
I’m pretty excited how this will turn out and hopefully it will be fruitful 
Tomato: Hang it or Cage it?
2009
04.16
04.16
The third tomato I seeded decided to show up on the ninth day. That one was a fighter, striving along with the other two seedlings. I’ve noticed that the seedlings were all leaning towards the light coming in from the window. I was worried, so I made sure to move it to the opposite side each day to straighten them up. The stems are starting to turn deep purple now and the true leaves have come out. I was thinking of either transferring them in a big container and worry later on how to make the cage to hold it or use a plant hanger to plant it upside down. Tomatoes naturally grows down so it will be less stressful fighting against gravity, in turn it can focus on growing faster, bigger, and bearing more fruit. I have to decide fast as these fellows are growing up so fast.
9th day. Hello world!
Growing fast
Tomato is a Good Start (I think)
2009
04.09
04.09
I grew up seeing mom grow ornament plants and dad is more inclined with the vegetable/fruit bearing plants. We had a very small back yard but still my mom and dad managed to plant atis(sugar-apple), lime, coconut tree, kamias (tree sorrel) and in the front yard we used to have a chiko(sapodilla) and santol(wild mangosteen) I had fond memories of picking kamias, eating atis under the tree and whatnot. The atis might be really old now but still bearing a small amount of fruit. It’s like on old friend hanging on at our backyard. Eventually, some of the fruit bearing fellows – the lime, chiko and santol said goodbye but life in our small backyard still went on. New plants were grown like eggplants, okra (lady finger), pepper and bitter gourd. Dad makes sure to fill up the space.
Since I’m living away from home, I kinda miss taking care and of course harvesting my own vegetable or fruit but since I’m living in an apartment that surely won’t help fulfill that emptiness (lol), I need to find a way to grow plants that won’t require much space and which can grow in my small balcony and in a container. And so the tomato comes to picture! The herbaceous fellow is perfect. If this turn out as a success then I might add more and probably start a container herb garden of cilantro, basil, rosemary, thyme, and parsley. I would love the idea of hand picking the herbs and spices for the ingredients I would make.
But for now, these baby tomatoes are a good start. They are eight days old now. I seeded three tomatoes, the first one sprouted in the 6th day then second tomato sprouted on the 7th day and the third one is still not on the mood to show up. I believe they take time between 7-10 days to sprout so I think I should not worry?
Here are their baby pictures!
6 days old
7 days old
Go sprouts go