I've learned some lessons today from my garden. First off, if you pet a pretty rosebush, expect to get scratched.

Second, onion sets (the things you grow onions from) don't last forever. They make great mulch, though.

Third, pumpkin seeds like to be planted in clumps.

Fourth, eggplants should be picked when they're purple, not yellow. (At least, the kind I planted should.) If it's yellow, it's gone bad. (boo hiss)

Fifth, aloe is very, very hard to kill. Even when you rip it out of the ground and ignore it for two weeks. If you replant it, or plant bits of it, it will grow again. Amazing.

I've decided to be like the aloe.