The quote "gardening is the art of maximizing photosynthesis in our plants"
holds a lot of truth for aspiring gardeners. Because plants primarily use the photosynthetic process to store energy, by maximizing this process, we can grow the best possible plants. This statement summarizes many different factors necessary to have a healthy garden into a single phrase for Gardeners to always be thinking about. Every time we are working in our garden it is important to remember that all small improvements we make should be oriented towards this larger goal.
Garden Update: This week I replanted some pole beans, because of some improper planting procedure last time. I planted them in a line along the Eastern border of the garden so they could have a proper structure built to support them. I also fertilized my existing plants and added 2 eggplants and another bell pepper plant. I felt that my garden was a bit empty and wanted to fill at least half of it by the time of our 7 week garden assessment. This was not a requirement, but I hated to see so much of it empty.
On week 7 we will have an opportunity replant some crops from the beginning of the course. It appears that only a single one of my onions survived, So I would like to replant those. My goal is to successfully make a salsa with only ingredients from my garden by the end of th
e course.

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