RAINWATER MAKES IT GROW!

I have been gardening for over 20 years. I'll admit

I learned some secrets through trial and error.

My neighbor had a large garden in his backyard.

Some years he had a very good yield. He would

muddle over why his yield each year wasn't 

consistent. I finally figured out why his yield 

was inconsistent. God's rainwater had to be

plentiful in order for me to have a great yield 

in my flower and vegetable garden. My yield

was poor when there was a summer drought.

No amount of city water from my garden

 hose improved my yield. Organic soil and

organic fertilizer didn't guarantee that

I would have a bounty of flowers and

vegetables. The combination of lots of

 rainwater, organic soil and organic 

fertilizer boosted my yield.

My state hasn't experienced a drought 

this summer. As a matter of fact, we've

 had several bouts of flooding. I had to 

drain excessive water from some of the

 containers in my garden. I also had to

make extra drainage holes in a lot of my

containers. Next year, I plan to make some

drainage holes in the bottom and sides of 

my garden containers. Containers full of 

excess water are heavy. Adding all of those

extra drainage holes in them were a nuisance.

Here is an update on how well my flowers grew

 from April to July:

My Elephant Ear plant is gigantic!

Mother of a Thousand Mexican 

hat plant babies

Babies in new pots

Summer New growth (other plants given away)

 

Spring Purple Heart Plant

Summer Purple Heart Plant regrowth!

( Several cuttings into 3 planters)