I woke up this morning with such gloomy weather. I was wandering around our backyard when I thought of removing some grass and putting some fertilizers for our vegetable plants.
It's been a long time since I took care of our plants because it's been raining frequently and I can't find time to do it. But since the weather has been better, I decided to take care of it today.
A Flashback
A month ago, my mother bought an eggplant seedling at the market. She was planning to turn our shabby backyard into a vegetable garden. At first, I was against it because it is a lot of work, but I didn't say a thing because I'm also interested in gardening!
Of course, we cleaned our backyard first before planting. We planted about 40 eggplant seedlings in our backyard, and hopefully, all will grow well. After planting, we just let the plants grow on their own. We almost even forgot about it. That's why a lot of grass grew.
Taking care of our eggplant crops
Since it was not too sunny today, I grabbed the chance to remove the grass in our garden. Getting rid of the grass is such a hard thing! Because it needs a lot of effort to remove them. Thankfully my mother helped me to remove the grass to lessen my task.
Look how tall and thick the grass is! You can't even notice the plants because of it. It looks like the grass is healthier and taller than the plant.
After removing some grass, my father advised me to put some fertilizers for the plants. But before that, I cultivated the plants first so the fertilizer gets in and aerates the soil. After putting the fertilizer, I watered the plants to prevent any burned foliage.
It was already lunchtime when we finished removing grass and putting fertilizer. It's exhausting, to be honest. But it was all worth it because our garden is already clean and beautiful! Also, the plants are already visible and look good.
In the next few months, these eggplants will bear vegetables soon, and I'm so excited about it. I'm looking forward to eating eggplants all day.
Note: All images are owned and edited by the author. That's all for now
-Pat T.
