When we came back from Disney World, I seriously thought we pulled up to the wrong house because before we left a lot of the plants in our garden were only inches high, and when we came back it looked like this:
Needless to say, I couldn't believe my eyes, literally EVERYTHING had grown more than I thought it would in less than two weeks. I left Mel to water my plants (thank you Mel!), so I thought she had done something to them ;) But come to think about it, I did fertilize the flowers and put cow manure (trying to stay organic) between the plants before we left.
Now, 2 weeks later, it looks like this (just took this picture minutes ago):
Below are pictures I took of some of the plants right after we got back from Disney World 2 weeks ago:
When I first planted the Marigold, it only had one flower. I guess the fertilizer did wonders for it.
Petunia & Gerbera - Thanks to the fertilizer the gerbera has kept blooming!
My three Tomato plants that are actually flowering now, so the fruit should be coming soon.
The big, bushy Zucchini that is also flowering and taking over.
The Komatsuna or Japanese Mustard Spinach that was our first harvest from the garden.
The Cucumber is also flowering.
The 2 little Lettuces that have so far survived the rabbits by growing next to weeds.
Carrots - I wish I could see what they look like underneath.
Watermelon - also has flowers.
Sweet Basil - Have been using a lot of it.
Lavender - I'm thinking this is lavender and not just weeds...we'll find out.
Bunches of Cilantro - We now put cilantro in almost everything.
Yes, that's in inches...
This is the same zucchini from a previous post that became ripe, but I stumbled upon the cucumber on accident while looking at the garden as I was walking into the garage. I was in total shock when I found it because of the fact that I had no idea it had been growing there and the size of it! 
...stuff...
...and more stuff.
The three of us together made $170.66 on Friday and $106.90 on Saturday for a grand total of $277. Amy was the top money maker with $124.90, Mel made $54.25 from some old windows she sold, and I made $98.10. It was good money for a fun two days of work!
I also found this guy, a baby cucumber, only 2 inches...
Mustard spinach, ground turkey, and pine nut stir fry (yum!)...
Petunia & Gerbera - Thanks to the fertilizer the gerbera has kept blooming!
My three Tomato plants that are actually flowering now, so the fruit should be coming soon.
The Komatsuna or Japanese Mustard Spinach that was our first harvest from the garden.
The Cucumber is also flowering.
The 2 little Lettuces that have so far survived the rabbits by growing next to weeds.
Carrots - I wish I could see what they look like underneath.
Watermelon - also has flowers.
Sweet Basil - Have been using a lot of it.
Lavender - I'm thinking this is lavender and not just weeds...we'll find out.
Bunches of Cilantro - We now put cilantro in almost everything.
A closer look...
We actually have some growth...green onion!
All in all, I planted 15 things: tomato, green onion, spinach, zucchini, cabbage, cucumber, cauliflower, lettuce, carrot, broccoli, watermelon, parsley, basil, cilantro, & lavender. I hope I wasn't overly ambitious about fitting all these things into our tiny little plot. I might have been, so we'll see if they grow or not. Plus I put the seeds directly into the ground and didn't germinate them in a pot first, making their chances a little slimmer. I do have one advantage though, I did grow up on a farm, so we'll see if all those years of planting, weeding, watering, you name it, has made my thumb as green as I hope it is ;) If anything, it'll be a great learning experience for Kaila who loves to help out with the 'gah-den.' Anyway, wish my plants luck!
After...
Thinking how to configure the flowers...
More thinking...
Adds just a splash of color...
We planted 6 different kinds of flowers: Gerbera, Marigold, Petunia, Salvia, Geranium, & Daylily. You may have noticed that we only did a border of the dirt area because the next step in this gardening project is to put up a little fence in the middle and plant some veggies, fruits, & herbs. Happy Gardening!
