Cute 'lil Garden

When I left for our 6 day Florida trip, this is what my little garden looked like.

 If you're wondering what the brown stuff around my green beans is, I am using grass clippings to hold the moisture in the soil, and there wasn't enough to cover the whole garden. Now, after another good yard mowing, everything is nice and grass covered. I'm essentially really cheap and didn't want to buy mulch since I highly doubt this whole garden thing is going to be very profitable.  I noticed that the leaves of my garden were kind of turning yellow, so I went out and bought some organic fertilizer. I didn't really expect it to work. I. Was. Wrong. Six days later I came home to this.

 What? I know! Amazing. I'm actually starting to think I might get some produce out of this garden. What a concept. I already have like 30 green beans and my first flower appeared on a Zucchini plant.

I am now a firm believer in organic fertilizer. I know I might sound like such a nerd, but I really enjoy gardening. I can't wait until the day I can have one bigger than 4x4. I guess you have to start somewhere. For those of you who are already harvesting veggies, kudos to you. I probably won't get a zucchini until Christmas. That's what I get for being adamant about starting from seeds in WV. The whole project started like this. I think we've come a long way. Either way, the kids and I (but mostly I) have had fun making and taking care of this modest garden. How's everyone else doing with growing this year?