Wow!! What a surprise! Just a few days after planting my garden, it rained nearly the entire rest of the month. On April 30th, when the flooding ceased, I found quite a shocker...WEEDS!!! Oh my goodness, they were everywhere. It looked like I had planted a weed garden!!
There was nothing else to do, but get rid of them the old fashioned way. Time to get down and start pulling!! After hours of plucking and pulling, it barely seemed like I put a dent in the garden. A couple of hours a day for the rest of the week, finally knocked those suckers back a bit. But boy was I tired!! My neighboring gardener has had her plot for 5 years. She was using old magnolia leaves, collected from last year, and newspaper. She laid it down to prevent weeds (pretty smart). I also noticed other surrounding gardeners using cloth tarps for weed prevention. However, I am on a budget and will just have to tough it out for the moment.
Even though I was exhausted by the weeding, there was an amazing surprise that also came from all of that rain... My babies were growing beautifully!! The zucchini and cucumbers were forming flowers, the tomatoes were taking off, and the corn--the magnificent corn!! I couldn't believe how big the corn was. From seeds!! And the borage was looking gorgeous. I also lined the back of the garden with lavender and sunflowers. I can't wait to see how that turns out.
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| Tomatoes |
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| Zucchini |
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| Borage |
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More to come!!!!
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