All in a day's work... sort of.

This lil' guy bloomed today! Made me happy. <3 

It's happening

My cucumber grew its first flower! This is exciting news! To be honest, not all my plants survived. But the ones that did seem to be doing well, and this little flower makes it all so much more exciting!

Help!

Hey friends! Update on my garden... 

As you can see, some have really grown! Unfortunately, others haven't been doing too well. I am not sure if they are getting too much sun or if they are lacking in something (nutrients, etc). 

Yesterday I bought some Gromulch from Home Depot. It's a fertilizer/mulch mix. I'm hoping it will be exactly what my garden needs. After researching a bit about mulch I learned that it is simply "anything that covers the soil to retain moisture and prevent weeds" (http://www.gardensalive.com/product/ten-commandments-of-mulch/you_bet_your_garden). Mulch is good for your garden if you get the right kind. The wood or rubber chip mulch is supposedly not good for your garden. It doesn't add nutrients and it can actually starve the plants. It is better to just use compost as mulch as it will give the plants some nutrients. I'm hoping this Gromulch adds the nutrients the plants need and protects them from the scorching sun. 

Along with adding mulch to my garden, I also added Jobes fertilizer spikes to my flowering plants. These fertilizer spikes are a good way to add the proper dosage of nutrients the plants need. It's a slow-releasing fertilizer, so the plants will absorb nutrients daily for up to two months.