Signs of Life

Returning to the garden, much to my delight, life has sprung up in my beds. But not all of the life is favorable.

Weeds were everywhere! Initially I attempted to dig them up from the roots. But I quickly realized that this would take a very large amount of effort. Instead, I tried to pull out as much of the stems as possible and hope for the best (although they will likely be back in full force when I return). It is possible to obtain genetically modified plants that are resistant to the pesticides that kill weeds. But it would be prohibitively expensive and pesticides in general are not "nice" to the environment.

The plants that I am excited about are these sprouts:

Okra

Squash

Bean Provider

Bean Yellow Bush

Bean Yellow Fillet

I am very happy to know that I already have green in my garden. But I would have been happy anyways because I have transplanted these into the beds:

Tomato

Eggplant

A benefit of transplanting is that the plants were likely selectively bred for favorable traits such as product size, harvest size, and hardiness either through conventional breeding or genetic modification.

I also fertilized the sprouts (minus the beans) and transplants by creating a ring around each one about two inches deep, placing a thin layer of fertilizer, and covering up. This will provide the plants with essential nutrients for them to grow.

I can't wait to return next week to see the progress.