Today's weather forecast (Melbourne CBD, 3000): min - 16°C, max - 22°C. 25% chance of at least 1mm of rain
Emoji inspiration: I call this part of the year (the time between Boxing Day and New Year's Day) the "never-never times" because some things are open, others are closed, some people are working, a lot not, so fuck all gets done, and if you need anything besides food or groceries, you're basically SOL
I have like 13 male flowers in the fridge, the female flowers seem to have died before blossoming and the upcoming ones are still in infancy. One fruit I thought was fertilised rotted off. So between 4 plants there’s one healthy developing fruit which I hand pollinated myself.
The pumpkins can help pollinate them when they get bigger because they’re both cucurbits but I kind of don’t want to cross pollinate because there might be a higher chance of them turning bitter and toxic.
The tomatoes are bushing out and flowering but I’m wondering if it’s too early and a result of stress. I’ve planted everything so late.