One month later and I am proud to say that our garden is growing!
It has been pretty exciting to watch these plants grow over time, but it has also taken more work than I expected. Gardens are very similar to pets in the sense that you have to feed (water) them daily and make sure they're getting enough of what they need (Obviously, I acknowledge that pets are much harder). It is a daily responsibility.
The coolest part of the whole experience is when you not only see the plants grow, but when a real vegetable actually forms out of the leaves. I can successfully say that we have one developing yellow pepper and the start of a jalapeno! The cucumbers are growing like crazy and budding, but no actual cucumbers yet.
The coolest part of the whole experience is when you not only see the plants grow, but when a real vegetable actually forms out of the leaves. I can successfully say that we have one developing yellow pepper and the start of a jalapeno! The cucumbers are growing like crazy and budding, but no actual cucumbers yet.
We have had one casualty...the squash. I'm not sure if it was because of the timing of planting or issues with watering (because it was in the middle of the box), but we slowly watched it dwindle and eventually disappear. I hope to plant another squash at some point, likely closer to their proper planting date for South Carolina.
I'm pretty proud of the success that we've had so far, especially for a first year garden. I'm excited to see what else can happen in another month.
In other news, you might notice the black hose around the garden in the top picture. Thanks to an engineer boyfriend, we have a new watering system. More on that development in the next post!
I'm pretty proud of the success that we've had so far, especially for a first year garden. I'm excited to see what else can happen in another month.
In other news, you might notice the black hose around the garden in the top picture. Thanks to an engineer boyfriend, we have a new watering system. More on that development in the next post!