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Yes, although I knew June has been mostly gloomy (even with thunderstorms!) in So-Cal, I still love summer! Why?
I don't think I need to say anything but I'll show you pictures 
The two above pictures were taken about 3 days ago... And look what I have today:
Fifteen blueberries (the picture only had 13, because Vince and I each had one before I took the picture)!!!! 
Soooo happy, the blueberries got me a bit concerned when I first started because I heard it was really hard to keep up with. After lots of leftover whey, leftover coffee, and leftover fish tank water, I think the blueberry plant is officially happy on my balcony
I do have another blueberry plant that started as a bare-root plant and it seems to be struggling a bit without the sun being out. I'm glad there's new growth each week though but I think I need to spend some more time with the plant and check its roots. We'll see how it goes...
My strawberries have been in their pots for about 2 months now and I've been diligently plucking the pretty flower buds away so I can make the plant grow bigger and be a host to many big fruits. Well, June is here, and it's time for strawberries! So, I let the flowers actually bloom, in the hope that I can get some strawberries. I'm hoping the 4 plants I have will thrive for 2-3 years so I can get more berries. My concern is with one plant that seems to have a bit of white fuzz on the crown (I'm hoping the root is not rotting).
And last, my Fresno chile plant.
You can kind of see a few pepper sticking out of it, but because it's a bit hard to see, here is the picture with signs pointing out where the chiles are
I actually got more flower on the plant today (3 really pretty flowers)! So hopefully we'll get more chiles to store in the freezer... Free chile for the rest of the year I hope
Maybe next year I'll try growing jalapeno peppers...
So, that's the update on the plants! There are more blueberries on the plant and it should give us more blueberries this season but the plant itself is still small so I'm not going to push the plant to give out excessive amount of berries. I have to say, the fruits are so much sweeter than the ones from the store! I think it's because it was ripened on the tree instead of in the box. As for the strawberries, I hope to have some berries to show you next time. I will definitely take pictures And the chile, nothing too interesting there... chiles are pretty easy to grow so I can't quite say I'm a green thumb based on growing the chile but I think my thumbs are greener based on the berries this year!
Til next time...
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