The walnut tree I planted... Didn't do a thing. It budded very tiny bit then turned black. I discovered someone yanked it out of the ground and put it in a pot. And ouch, blow to me ego, but it thrived. I mean, It thrived in just two days. Huge branch, lots of leaves, etc etc. Damn. If it didn't like where it was, I have to find a new spot for it then.
My gourds are actually growing! *cheers*
To explain more about this.. I have a Pumpgourd Mound (I have pumpkins and gourds planted in the mound). It's a small mound which (un)fortunately becomes one HUGE fire ant mound but no complaints from me except when I have to get in there to put the pumpkins on top of a board with hay to prevent it from rotting.
Basically, What changed this year instead of just planting 4 seeds, I took the three pumpkins that grew from that mound and buried it in the mound to let it rot in there. Also, this year, gourds were tossed in there. I figured, why not? So, I was surprised, and slightly overwhelmed, by all this sudden burst of growth.
However, This year, I've noticed one thing... When spring came, fire ants immediately came and turned it into a mound. However, they no longer are there. I water them, no bursting and pouring of angry little ants seeking to find the intruder who dared to poke them. Maybe they hit the road, which is unusual because they always come back year after year. Maybe this sudden growth has bothered them too much.
On top of all this, my elephant ears are growing back. There were two bulbs and they sat in one place for two years (basketball sized now but I believe both of them didn't survive.) with tons of little bulbs everywhere. Heck, They'd burst out of the wooden boxes in no time. They sat out on a table for far too long while trying to decide where the bulbs would go and they were rotting. They were almost tossed out but I said, "I'll plant them. If you think they're rotting, then, they'll provide fertilizer as they rot. If not, they'll grow back." So, I went to the far backyard, endured bug bites as I planted them. A lot of them grew back (In fact, my sister's husband said I have a green thumb and they'll have to drag me back to Virginia to do some planting at their house.) Here's one of the survivors.
And that's all for now. :)