The little gardener that could

I wanted to plant a small cutting garden this year, but never did it...then around mid summer, when I started seeing Zinnias around, I got sad that I didn't have any of my own. :  (

 

 

So on my way home from work one Friday I stopped at a garden center and found the saddest spindly Zinnas around, but they had them and they weren't dead (or at least not totally dead).  I grabbed a few with a good old box of miracle grow bloom booster and set my sights on a late-in-the season mini cutting garden.

When I went up to pay, the zinnias were off to the right, and the miracle grow was toward the left by the cashier, he rang that up, but didn't see the zinnias, so I motioned towards them.  He looked at them, he looked at me, he looked back and them....then said "how about I only charge you for half of those" HAHAHA the owner of the garden center was surprised I bought them.  But that was good, other than the miracle grow, which I needed anyway, my cutting garden investment ended up being $4.

 

 

 

I didn't feel like cutting in any new beds (rather colin didn't feel like cutting in any new beds) so I just stuck them in the bare area next to the grill.  They are only annuals, so my commitment to that location ends with the frost.

I planted them, then cut off all the flowers, so the plant could focus on growing some leaves, and I watered everyday, and miracle growed (regular or bloom booster) once a week.

 

 

No those images are not weeds, that are my cutting garden! And pretend the photo with the flowers is to the left and one without is to the right, since I planted them, THEN cut off all the flowers.

I didn't want to re do the picture : /

AND check it out!

 

 They actually filled out and are growing.  Granted they are not a good as if I had bought and planted them early while they were more healthy, but all I wanted was some zinnias to put around the house, and I achieved my goal.  I have zinnias until the frost takes them. : )
 

 

check out that bounty!!!

 

The long term plan is cutting in a new bed along the side (back) of the garage for an better cutting garden, but next to the grill works too,  since this girl needs her flowers.