I will be the first to admit that I am definitely not a green thumb. I don't really even like flowers, which is why sunflowers were definitely the simplest option for wedding flowers. The ugly dirt and bare deck stairs were getting to me last year at the apartment. Something needed to be done.
Last year Dennis and I started with I think three pots. We bought some seeds and used some leftover plants from a library program. Surprisingly, all of the plants lived through the summer. They looked like they were dying though. The sunflowers had to be tied to the deck to not fall over.
This year, I was determined to do better. I bought more pots for the stairs. I planted the sunflowers in an ugly dirt patch formerly tended by our deceased lawn guy. Dennis planted tomatoes. I actually bought a shovel and a watering can to improve our gardening skills.
(Lettuce and tomato plants)
The plants are growing like crazy, especially the lettuce. There's just a few problems. I threw away all of the seed packets, so now I have no idea what pot has what plant. Oops. I know the tomatoes, lettuce and sunflowers. That also means, I have no idea what a weed looks like. Ha ha!
Let's play a game before I have to get my parents involoved. Ha ha! Spot the weeds and identify the plants! And go!
(Spot the weeds. There are sunflowers, black eyed Susans, lupines and maybe astors planted in this garden. Pretty good that I actually knew what I planted. I know there are weeds but I don't what's a weed and what's a plant. I'm so clueless.)
(The good new is that I haven't killed these plants yet. The bad news is that I have no idea what is in each of the four pots. I guess that's why you mark your plants or you are just smart like that. Hey, gardening is a domestic sport and we all know I'm not that great at those.)
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