Look at the garden grow! Those few days of cooler weather and rain seemed to make a difference. Plants are not only perking up, they're growing and setting on blooms! As you can see in the photo we put a little wood mulch around the tire planters. The picture doesn't really show how beautiful it's getting to be.

Our poor corn. Of all the rows that were planted only four stalks came up. So, we'll baby those and let them grow. The rest of the rows were being over run by weeds so, for the time being, we covered them with weed barrier. (Hopefully they'll just quietly cook away.)

The planters all have compost, grasses and wood chips now. By next year those grasses should really take off and get anywhere from 8-10 feet tall. That will look spectacular!

Relationships, too, hit hard spells. Times when they struggle to survive, much less grow. The trick is to figure out if the relationship is one to hang in there with, or if it's one to let go off.

Thanks to our young participants and their moms for hanging in there and working to keep the garden going! Next week, after a few basic care things, we'll move on to some more fun, creative projects!