Week 3: Progress

This week, everything started to grow rapidly -- especially the pumpkin plants. I trimmed off 4 eight inch leaves since they were starting to cover some of the corn. My son and his friends decided to do what Dad did and pick off a few more pumpkin plant leaves when I was not paying attention. Needless to say, they got a "Time Out!" A lesson for them? Or is it a lesson for Dad? Hrmmm....

Some of the plants in the garden have started to lean to the right due to recent high winds and rainstorms. I used some wooden skewers and twine to tie them upright. I do not know if this is recommended by Gardeners, but I simply cannot have a garden with a Gangsta Lean.

The jalapenos and the rosemary still haven't sprouted, so today I picked up a mild jalapeno plant and a regular jalapeno plant for a whopping $3 (negotiated) at WalMart and planted them in the available squares. The little plants had 1/4 inch jalapenos on them already, but I cut them off (see Week 2 Progress for info as to why I did this). These little plants are in bad shape, but I hope to bring them back to life. Also, I used the Jigg spray on all the plants today. We'll see how that goes.

Next week, I have to build a trellis for the pumpkin, cantaloupe, and watermelon plants. The Sugar Baby Watermelons are already starting to grow offshoot vines on them. I plan to make the building of the trellis an educational experience for my son and his friends.