My Thumb is Getting a Little Bit Greener

My Thumb is Getting a Little Bit Greener

Today I gardened for the first time in my life! *enter applause here* I am so excited about it! Last weekend I went to Devon Greenhouses and spoke with a lovely lady named June. She helped me to decide on buying Petunia's for my front flower boxes.

Why she told me to buy Petunia's:
1. They can handle the amount of sun they get.
2. They can handle the shallow boxes they would be going in.
3. They can handle a lot of rain. (which only half of them will actually be getting)
4. They are pretty! (I bought fuchsia pink ones!)

She also told me to fertilize them weekly. I bought Miracle Grow All Purpose Plant Food.

Then today I went to Canadian Tire with my friend Stephanie and bought some garden tools, a grape tomato plant, and a CHOCOLATE MINT PLANT! I discovered last week online that there are flavours of mint plants out there in the world and when I found it I couldn't resist. I plan on making my own chocolate mint tea in the future. Canadian Tire also sold Apple Mint and Ginger Mint plants.

After I planted, weeded, fertilized, and swept, I went to the rhubarb plant in the back and attempted to weed around it. It is so overgrown in the back it is more or less unmanageable at the moment. I did my best. And now my body aches..... How do seniors do it?!!

Ps. Someone should tell me when I should harvest this rhubarb!