Thursday, May 3, 2012

Back to Garden Porn

So, I got so caught up on technical stuff I forgot to update you all on the progress we have been having!!

Day 30!
That's right! I have made it 1 FULL month without killing everything! For those of you who know me, you'll know that I haven't always been such an expert ha gardener! But I have done it! I made it though 1 month! Now, at day 30, we are really starting to get somewhere! We have fully developed blooms and even a hint of some real food!

My Zukes and Squash

My Tomatoes

OH YEAH!!! I almost forgot!
I FINALLY made my trellis! I went to Home Depot and this guy totally hooked me up! I told him I needed to make something sturdy that could hold a good amount of weight, but was cheap... like, super cheap. We went back and forth and finally he hooked me up with a "damaged" piece of lattice wood and some super cheap 1 x 1's!! Seriously! He gave me 1/2 off the lattice and the 1x1's were .85 a piece! The total cost of the project was $5.53!!!!! Super excited! Here are my results! (also, I might be getting famous around town! He even recognized my garden when I showed him a pic! lol)


The first pic is it all laid out, then the finished product, then a close up of my zip ties! Boy do I sure love zip ties!! I actually have it glue together with liquid nails, the zip ties are just for extra support!

Here is the finished product in its spot! Looks pretty good if I do say so myself!! Also, check out those crazy watermelon vines!!

Bee Tee Dubs... I found out what those spindly, wire things are that are coming off of my watermelon vines:
VICE GRIP NINJA CHOKE VINES OF DOOM!!! 
Yep... their job is to creep out, find something, grab it, and hold on to it for dear life!! At least I know I don't have an alien plant anymore. 

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