My mother & father are gardening whizzes. Mother's flower beds & hanging baskets are beautiful, and Daddy's vegetable gardens are second to none. Over the years, I have tried my hand at gardening, only to find that I have a black thumb. I can't even get a cactus to grow. It's sad...really, really sad!
But, this year, after talking with our good friends Jeremy & Crystal, Duane and I decided to give vegetable gardening a serious try. Jeremy's ideas was containers, and the next time Duane & I visited Mother & Daddy, we picked their brain and grabbed a few containers. We planted 6 tomato plants, 3 bell pepper plants, onions, basil, & thyme.
We planted early in March, and I wish I had taken pics because I can't believe how much everything has grown. At first, they looked tiny in the containers; the cages dwarfed the itty-bitty tomato plants, but they aren't small any more!!! In spite of my black thumb, everything seems to be doing very well! (But truthfully, Miracle-Gro should probably get the bulk of the credit!!!)
Our tomato plants are growing-growing-growing!
Lots of pretty, yellow blooms are absolutely covering the tomato plants!
The basil smells YUMMY!
AND, there's even a tiny, tiny bell pepper,
and a tiny tomato!!!
Hopefully, the Miracle-Gro will continue to work!!!
Grow, baby, grow!!!
