The Nature & Garden Journal of a Mama in Austin, TX

Tomato seedlings, Clementines

February 22nd, 2008 by Brianna

My first Chadwick Cherry Tomato seedlings popped up yesterday:chadwick_tomato_seedlings.png

I started the tomato seeds inside about a week ago. Still no sign of the jalapeƱos or the Anaheim chiles that I started on the same day. (A watched seed never sprouts, eh?)

Meanwhile our Clementine tree continues to bear fruit:

clementines.png

The fruit in that bowl is just a fraction of what we’ve picked over the past couple of days. We’ll never eat it all. I’m planning to share some out on unsuspecting neighbors.

Posted in edibles

6 Responses

  1. Robin

    Those are beautiful Clementines. They look delicious!

    They do have an occasional seed, but the flavor is sweet and tart and wonderful.

    -Brianna

  2. Diana

    What beautiful fruit you have there — and a lovely photo to boot! You seedlings are so cute – good luck with them … I planted tomato transplants today into clay pots that I bring in and out of the garage into the sun every day. I will put them in the garden in about 2 weeks I think. My seedlings will go into pots tomorrow…really…(!)

    Thanks–good luck with your seedlings, too!

    -Brianna

  3. Pam/Digging

    I just had to comment on your photo of the clementines in the bowl. Beautiful image!

    Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for visiting. :)

    -Brianna

  4. Annie in Austin

    Your neighbors will be friends after you share the clementines, Brianna – they look so beautiful.

    Annie at the Transplantable Rose

    Since I made this post, the baby and I have been peddling clementines all over the neighborhood, and I think everyone has enjoyed receiving them. There are still fruits ripening on the tree, too, so I invited the neighbors over to pick if they want more. ;)

    -Brianna

  5. Lori

    I love your photos! The clementines look tasty– are they hard to grow? I’m thinking of adding a fruit tree to my front yard, and I’m having a hard time deciding what I want.

    Hi, Lori. :) So far I haven’t done anything in the way of maintenance for the clementine other than pick fruit. I don’t know how hard they are to establish–the tree was planted by a previous owner. I feel incredibly lucky to have it. I never would have thought to plant one on my own.

    -Brianna

  6. Brenda Kula

    You know, with all I’ve grown over the years, I have yet to start tomatoes from seed. Maybe I’ll just try it myself. I’m in Tyler, Texas. Should have luck with it here.
    Brenda

    Thanks for visiting, Brenda! It’s nice to meet an East Texas garden blogger–I grew up in Longview. Good luck with your tomato seeds if you decide to try some.

    -Brianna

About Seeds

Seeds is about my experiences with nature and gardening in Austin, Texas. Austin lies on the border of two natural regions: the Blackland Prairie and the Edwards Plateau. My family's house and garden are located in Northwest Austin; we garden beneath cedar elms and live oaks in dry, rocky shade.