Update

Cucumber seeds have sprouted! So have the wildflower seeds and the four-o-clock's! :)

Today

I repotted my miniature rose bush.  It's unhealthy for them to get overcrowded. Pruning rose bushes also helps the health of the plant. I noticed the roses start to wilt away, so I figured it was time for a larger pot. I read that commercial rose bushes also have multiple plants in each pot. While repotting, I saw at least three of them. :) It's better to separate them into their own pots so they have ample room for growth, but for now I only had one. Oh well.... On the next round of repotting, I'll get more. They like wide pots, as opposed to deep ones. It's also encouraged to repot them at least once every year, sometimes 2 to 3 times a year. Also, shake off the old soil and use new soil! That also helps make it healthier. :)

Today I also planted a few more seedlings! Winter squash, salad cucumbers, wildflower, and sweet pea flowers. The previous round of planting seems to be doing ok! My Mexican sunflowers have sprouted and are looking to be about an inch high. The four-o-clock's are just about to sprout.

Surprise!

Spring has sprung! My seedlings have sprouted! Can't wait to watch them grow. :)

Coming soon...

Flowers, fruits, veggies!

What I'm learning so far is the timing in which you plant, as well as the way in which you plant, will have an effect on whether or not your plant will grow. Depending on your geographic location, the timing will differ. By timing, I mean time of the year. However, I did read that mornings are best as well.

On that note, I picked out a few seedlings that can be sown from March-May. If done right, I should be seeing some beautiful plants by summer/fall!

To start my garden, I'm using a mini greenhouse kit. You water the pellets, pull back the netting, add a few seeds per pellet, and so on. The cover keeps the greenhouse warm and moist, helping the seeds to grow. Once my first seed sprouts, then I can remove the cover. P.s. I purchased the kit at Walmart. Detailed instructions are on the package. This is my first time ever using one, so hopefully it works well!

The "Roots"

Hello there! My name is Kim, I recently got married (about three months ago) and now that we live in a new city where we don't know that many people, my days off work when my husband isn't home can get lonely at times. Which brings me to my newest pursuit... gardening! I haven't gardened much in my life. And the times when I did garden I wasn't very successful (those darn squirrels!). Anyway, here I will blog my findings, experience, and new take on gardening! Here goes....

First plants in Kim's garden:
-succulent
-miniature rose bush

So far, they are surviving!