My Second Cond Farm

I learned a thing or two from my first experience in San Diego. Now I'm dealing with a different climat and a different season.

I bought this condo 2 years ago furnished and they had 24 pots with who knows what kind of soil and fake, plastic grass in all the pots plus a big 3' x 6' raised bed that was being used as a storage catch all before I got a hold of it. Most of the pots were metal and some are clay. 

I went shopping and bought all organic products. Soil, seeds, fertilizer. The season was cold this year and started really late so I started a bunch of seeds inside and bought a few organic started plants to get a head start. I took lots of photos of the progess. They speak louder than words. So I'll include them. It was a lot of work to replace all of the soil, but it's worth it. I've been ejoying strawberries, radishes, lettuce, peppers, nasturtiums, tomatoes, herbs, onions, and I have eggplant, beans and peas coming. The only thing that I lost was the cilantro! Ugh!!! My tomato plants aren't looking too hot either, but they are producing fruit. I need your help. Any suggestions on what to do next time with my tomatoes and cilantro? Thanks!

Starting out in May/June 2011

The progress July/August 2011