Blog #3 (Week 4)

I got to my garden today and realized that bar none, one of the hardest parts about maintaining a garden is the weeding. I spent over an hour weeding my four beds. A few plants have started to sprout, so that's pretty awesome. 

I learned that the sprinklers that UF use aren't ideal because they often lead to spread of disease, so I'm fingers crossed hoping that I don't run into any issues because of it. I learned that the elevation (or lack thereof) in Florida provides a consistent growing area across the state and the humidity that we all hate helps provide moisture to the plants.

Gardening #2 (Week 3)

Something came up Monday, my usual class day, so I ended up showing up to the Tuesday class to go to work on my garden!

I had built up my bed last week, so I went to work on weeding. There are so many weeds! I'm glad that if I get it done now, it will help me later. I can't let it get out of control.

I've planted the majority of my crops, not counting transplants. It's interesting how transplants let you plant in the off-season, extending the growing season as well as reducing the amount of time to grow. 

I wasn't able to take a picture today cause of the short time and rain threat.

Gardening #1 (Week 2)

My first foray into vegetable gardening was this Monday. Hoeing and shoveling the dirt for over an hour was a new experience in hard labor. I haven't planted my seeds yet, but with over 10 different vegetables and plants, I'm pretty excited to see the results of my labor in a few months.