Did I mention that I thought I killed my entire garden about a week ago? It was time to fertilize, I knew this because my corn was too light and it has been over a month since I planted my tomato starts, so I brought out the veggie food, mixed a few handfuls with some planting compost and put a scoop around the base of each plant. Oh, and THEN (after I was done) I read the instructions. Really, I think we are supposed to read the instructions first. After I read in the instructions that I should have put the fertilizer no closer than three inches of the plant, I panicked, and brushed as much of it away as I could. I figured in a few days I would see the dying leaves, marking that I had burned my plants and my garden would be lost. Luckily, the garden loved the food. I have seen no evidence of burning, and if anything, I might have too much nitrogen, which might stunt fruit, but that has yet to be seen. I am just so relieved that everything isn't dead! Also, I'm thinking maybe I shouldn't have had that margarita before I started playing in the garden... but it was so tasty!
A few years ago, maybe 2007 or so, I planted a rose bush in the front flower bed. It only ever bloomed a few little blooms every year and stayed pretty small. Well this year, it has decided to stand up, and be seen.
Along with the Peonies that are so showy and beautiful every single year.
All this color in the front yard has inspired me to buy a couple more beautiful roses. We want to picket the front yard with a fence, so until those plans are figured out, they are confined to their buckets. I am really looking forward to getting them in the ground they are so beautiful. Although I usually shop at Smokey Point Plant Farm, I got these roses at Orchards Nursery in Stanwood. They were more than $10 cheaper, and the quality of the plants and the selection were amazing. I will be returning or Orchards soon.
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