I have no idea how to post more than one picture, I can only enter 1 picture into the browser window, so, sorry about triple posting here. Here's picture #2

Hi lablover. Did you have to replace dirt where you pulled the flowers out? I imagine if it was in need of potting up you would have been able to tell when you removed the other flowers. Sorry but I can't answer your questions with a good degree of confidence. I'm sure someone else will respond when this gets back to the top of the threads. :)

Sey, yeah, that is fast for a first tomato. That variety is the one that I was telling you of a while back. I got it from a friend of mine, and he got it about 6 years ago as a Watermelon Beefsteak. It is super early, strong grower, productive, and lasts well to the end of the season. It is not red at all... it is more of a black / purple / chocolate beefsteak but does not have a lot of green shoulders. We liked it so much the first season that we saved seeds and have been growing it now for 6 years. It probably averages 12 - 16 oz fruits. It has been the first to ripen in my garden since i got hold of it. Silvia, Nice looking beans and Oxhearts! My trial plants' theme for this season is oxhearts, so I am trialing 5 varieties. I also liked the pics of the flower market. Amsterdam is a unique place, for sure.

Thank you everyone. I enjoy looking at photos of your roses and gardens and it is a pleasure to share my rose photos with all of you. I bought Love Song standard from Regan early this year and it has been amazing like everyone has said. Huntington Rose blooms are only a bit over 3" but I really like the globular form of the blooms. I also bought it bare root from Regan this year. My Olivia Rose Austins gave beautiful blooms in spring but have only been producing a few tiny blooms (1.5" - 2") since the weather gets hot. I think when the weather gets cooler, it will produce more blooms and bigger blooms. My Ebb Tide looks like it's growing near the top of the fence because it's a 36" standard. I have both hybrid tea standards and floribunda standards and floribunda standards often look better than hybrid tea standards. The red standard is Preference and it is a strong healthy rose and blooms non-stop. Helen