Growth Update

So far, all of my little plants seem to be doing well! My first baby tomato was spotted yesterday -  I tried to get a picture, but my camera would not focus on it. For some reason, my cilantro is flowering... I am wondering if I didnt water my herbs enough initially, they are not doing nearly as well as my mother's. Strawberry plant is growing by leaps and bounds, as are the asparagus and sweet potatoes.

I think my biggest failure as a gardener is watering. For some reason I simply cannot get it into my head that plants need water on a regular basis. I have gotten a little better over the past few weeks. My body clock seems to have adjusted to waking up earlier lately. So, instead of rolling over and trying to fall back to sleep, I have been getting up and spending some time in my yard with the Garden Pest before work. It is so peaceful to take my coffee and sit on the swing in the back. I think my original goal from working so hard in my yard was to find and create a sanctuary for peace and fellowship. I believe I am well on my way to achieveing that.

Second Raised Bed!

I had some fun last weekend as you can see! I took another trip to the Grower's Outlet and got some pretty flowering plants for accent color, and stopped by Lowe's for some vegetables. This is raised bed number 2. It has sweet potatoes, asparagus, okra and a cucumber plant. Here is a shot of both beds:

I am not sure what the blue flowering plant is, it was just so pretty and full of color I thought it would add to the "green" of the beds. I also got a few impatients, a gerber daisy and some mexican heather to put in other pots around the yard. So far everything seems to be doing well!