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title: "Veggie/Fruit Garden Update! I’ve had these plants for almost a month…"
description: "Veggie/Fruit Garden Update! I’ve had these plants for almost a month now and I’m really proud with how they’re growing with this being my first garden. But I…"
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# Veggie/Fruit Garden Update! I’ve had these plants for almost a month…

_Posted by BooksandPlants on 2026-05-20_

Veggie/Fruit Garden Update!

I’ve had these plants for almost a month now and I’m really proud with how they’re growing with this being my first garden. But I do still have some questions:

1\. My strawberry plant is the first plant in the garden to produce some type of food. It’s an everbearing variety of strawberry and I noticed the fruit a couple days ago. My main question is that I do not know if it is ready to pick or what to look for to know when it is ready to pick?

2\. I planted my bell pepper plant in a large red container with no drainage holes without thinking about water collection. I ended up giving it too much water yesterday and I’m expecting more rain this week. I wanted to put it in a smaller, white container about half the red pots size that my okra were in since they unfortunately did not make it. I’m not sure if this is a good idea since it’s already grown a little, but I would like some advice. I also noticed that it started growing peppers on it today and that it had an infestation of these small, white caterpillars. I’m not sure what species they are, but I believe that they’re eating my plant’s leaves and would like a natural way to deter them from my plant. I’m a little scared to move it to a new container with the caterpillars because I don’t want it to get weakened by stress and get eaten at the same time.

3\. I bought an okra plant with all my other garden plants and planted it in a small white container. I gave it full sun with my other garden plants, but I noticed them getting weaker and weaker until they died. It’s possible I overwatered them, but I’m not sure. Any advice on growing okra for next year?

4\. On a plus side, my cucumber plant has grown twice as big as when it was first planted in its container. I’m especially proud of this one since I thought it wasn’t going to make it when I first planted it.

5\. My cherry tomato plant has also grown exponentially since it was first planted. It started flowering yesterday so hopefully I’ll get some tomato growth soon.

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## 1 comment

### Amy commented on 2026-05-21

Your strawberry looks great and is probably ready to be picked. It should be firm, bright color, and a light sweet smell. If the bell peppers are not in a pot with drainage holes, you may end up with root rot if it gets too much water. I recommend adding holes or repotting it. Your tomato plant looks great. Have fun

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