A few weeks ago, we talked about transferring seeds from your seed pots to the ground.  If you did that (or did that awhile ago as you should have), you probably have some nice little plants growing in your garden.  Mine are getting big, and I thought I would share a couple tips today.

Tip #1:  Make sure you water! I know, it’s a bit weird, but sometimes you wake up late or get home early and think, nah it will be okay to skip this step one time.  Know what I learned?  It will not!  That was my lesson last summer when I accidentally scorched my plants.  You can tell when they are dried out, because the leaves get crisp and literally look parched.

Juicy red tomatoes!

Tip #2: Try not to get the leaves wet.  They will grow mold!  The leaves on our zucchini have some white mold spots from my sprinkler; so my ingenious sprinkler for watering the garden is not working out so well.  Bummer.  Matthew is working on a soaker hose that I can use.  I love the square foot garden, but it makes putting in a drip line rather impractical.

You can get orange pumpkins like these -- but avoid getting the leaves wet!

My mother in law came over on Friday and helped Matthew diagnose the problem with the leaves.  If I had been a good blogger, I would have taken pictures as what not to do.  Instead I got home and hopped in the car so we could go to Mexico for a weekend.

Fruits (or rather mostly veggies) of my labor.

How is your garden?  Do you have any other tips to share?  If you posted about it on your blog, share the link so I can see your pictures!