Miracle Gro. Positive thoughts please

 

I've been struggling with getting some plants/bushes/trees in the garden to GROW. Ironic really, because things grow and populate in Florida at crazy speed.  Probably I may not have been watering them enough so the last month I've really been focused on a daily watering regime. And they are getting plenty of sunshine (Florida) so why are they not growing?

A neighbour suggested to me that maybe I should try some fertilizer.  So yesterday we went to Strunk and I bought this liquid feed that comes with this zany looking hose attachment yoke.  I need to feed this to the plants every 7-14 days.

Specifically I am trying to fill in this "hole" here to get full privacy in our garden.  I look forward to updating you in two to three weeks and hopefully being able to report progress!

Weekend gardening

My tropical plant/bush thingy is looking a little bit crazy so I said I'd get out today and prune all the brown old leaves(??) or fronds(??) out from underneath the fresh green ones.

It turns out that the those fronds (what is the correct word I wonder!!!) are tough little bad boys and I need to get a better tool to cut them with as what I was using just didn't cut the mustard.  Can you see the start I have made?  I will see if my dad has something better and will finish it off tomorrow.

I got a photo right inside it - you can see where I have cut out the section of the brown - I like the look of it already, it's like a pineapple.  Which as you may know I do love! 

Edit. Finished Result:

Looks so much better doesn't it.  And it's surprising how much extra light it allows into the front room also.