Weeds, Weeds, Weeds!

After Successfully Pulling Up All of My Weeds

This week was yet again another difficult week for me. As I made it to my garden, the weeds were out of control! I was bent over for nearly 30 minutes picking weeds, it seemed like every time I thought I cleared an area free of weeds, more weeds seemed to pop up. It was utterly ridiculous. After I finished picking my weeds, I had to lay some fertilizer down. I ended up using less than I expected to use. As a young gardener, I was always under the impression that the more fertilizer I used the bigger and better my plants would grow. That’s actually the opposite of the truth. The younger the plants, the less fertilizer they need, in fact, adding too much fertilizer can stress your plants out and cause them not to grow very well. After placing the fertilizer over my vegetables, I then had to cover my garden plot in hay. This allows the moisture to stay in the soil, and starves the weeds of sunlight to help stunt their growth. Unfortunately, hay attracts bugs, bugs that BITE! I mean at least it felt that way to me, I had to break out the Benadryl once again. I got home to discover several bug bites on my arms and legs. OUCH! 😩 On a good note, my plants are growing fairly well, I am only concerned about my cabbage plants, as they don’t seem to be doing so well. As always, I will keep you updated on my progress. Until next time. . .

Peace, Love, & Veggies!

Tiffany