Day off

Tuesday was my only day off this week. Well, I still had class but I didn't have work. It was beautiful outside so I decided, since I had nothing else to do, I was going to move my plants out into the sun.

When I had originally planted them I had thought that they would get more sun than they actually were getting. I couldn't figure out why my plants hadn't grown at all. So on Tuesday, I got the shovel out and dug some new holes for my plants. Man, that was a pain in the ass. I'm not sure what sort of dirt we have but it is extremely hard to dig into. I kept pounding my foot on the shovel to make it go in; at one point I was actually standing on top of the shovel using my full body weight against the earth. Barely an inch of dirt came up. If I would have known it was going to be that difficult I would have hired someone. Which I actually should have done in the first place since my thumb is the farthest thing from green. Finally, after four hours, I got the holes dug and the plants in their new spots. What I didn't know was that the plants were going to go into shock. I woke up on Wednesday thinking they were going to look better having gotten some sun. Wow was I wrong. Most of the them were droopy and brown. I was so upset. and I still am, since I have no idea where to go from this point. I guess all there is to do is add miracle grow.

The only plant that I have that is actually thriving is my potato plant. When I bought the plant is was almost completely dead (which is probably why it was so cheap). In the same pot with the potato plant was some other green plant. I was slightly disappointed since I bought the plant wanting some color to go with it. After a week or so of watering and sun these teeny tiny little red flowers started to blossom. What is really cool about it is that the little red blossoms come up through the leaves of the potato plant, which if you have never seen one, is bright green, and it looks awesome!

If all else fails, I'll just have to grow a shit load of potato plants!