Summer blooms at 40c

This summer is quite uncertain compared to previous year in fact this year has been by far filled with uncertainty and ambiguity that will be staying for some time more in the latter part of this year.

While we are experiencing Hot summer days  in our region this time with unexpected western disturbances the usual  scorching heat waves are being subsided by the advent of showers periodically in every week.

It has helped a lot for flowers to appear in otherwise colorless summer garden.

                                                 Neon carnation bloom gave a comeback

Hibiscus flowers are enjoying change in weather

Firebush Flowers 

Solanum virginianum 

French Marigold

Rains bring Rain lily to bloom 

Portulaca is one of the most hardy flower in summer 

Peacock flower and Scarlet milkweed are constantly blooming from last month 

Plumeria blooms 

Jasmine blooms 

Zinnia in pots 

Some fresh harvest of tomatoes 

Meanwhile sky is looking cloudy again this weekend 

A sunbird spotted in the garden                                                                                        

Spring harvest

It is a feeling of great satiation to grow your own food and harvesting fresh produce which is generally free from chemicals .


                                                             Cabbage grown from seeds
                                                     

Cauliflower grown from scratch

There is nothing like digging fresh produce                                                                                           

                                                     

                                                                       Potatoes 

Radish harvest

Tomatoes and lemons for Salads and soups

Green Peas ,Labalab beans and Chickpeas harvest

Bitter gourd 

A squab reached my balcony                                                                                                                     

Nothing like fresh smell of Rose                                                                                             

And Harvested last Guava since it is going to be summer now                                                            

It looks like lot of confusion and chaos is going on in sky too                                                                

Breakout from cold

Last week we had experienced severe record breaking cold which was claimed to be coldest in last forty years with temperature dropping minimum to 34 F'.This week brought relief with rise in minimum that has stimulated some growth into winter  Annuals.                                                                                                                                                           

Although spring is a month or more away ,some of the annuals are coming out of winter hibernation to bloom in this month.                                                                                                        

     

Some of the petunias are showing there blooms ,Petunias here generally enjoy long blooming period upto early summer  days.                                                                                                

Picotee Petunias with Wave pink 

Dahlia are making there appearance gradually

Oxalis Stricta 

Lathyrus odoratus 'Cupani' with a pansy popping out

Nemesia sunsatia 'Sunset'

Knock out Roses 

And Some harvest of fresh organic Tomatoes

If this   weather continues for another few days spring will be on time otherwise will delay ,either ways spring will be knocking in a month or so.                                                                                  

Happy Makar Sankranti to my Indian fellow mates.

Thanks Carol for hosting Garden Bloggers Blooms day and let people around the world know whats blooming in other part of the world.                                                                                   

Cherry tomatoes from seeds

Last year I bought seeds of tomatoes on which  it was labeled  Wild Texas cherry tomatoes.They were planted 4 months back,to my surprise all seeds germinated .


                                                       Tomatoes ripened now

I planted few seeds in a container in November last year                                                                           

and covered them with thin layer of  cocopeat ,within two weeks all seeds were germinated and were transplanted after a month from sowing .                                                                                

After two months first set of flowers appeared that was one thrilling experience                            

Fruiting started within a month on all plants                                                                              

Spring is in full swing although daytime is getting hotter with every passing time .My Anemones grown from bulbs have came to bloom after a wait of almost four months.