I'm a goddamned idiot! Don't make the same mistake as me.

So, we've got seedlings- some doing better than others.

Beets (thriving!)

We planted 3 varieties, can't wait for the taste test!

Peas on the trellis, and a row of carrots beside it... 

Dad says we planted the peas and carrots a bit too close together, and the carrots might struggle to get light... but we hope they'll turn out ok. 

HERE'S MY FUCK UP:

Cucumbers in the line going up the middle, lettuce on the right,
dill on the left, artichoke on the top left

... The fuck up is that one artichoke growing in the top left of the picture.

Here's a closer look:

Poor lonely artichoke. I'm sad. 

Yeah. It had two sisters... When I was weeding with dad, over the weekend I pulled them up. I thought it was "Sow Thistle"... Dad stopped me before I accidentally exterminated our artichokes... He was kind of pissed... But he said it was an easy mistake to make, since they are in the same family. According to wikipedia they are both Asteracae. 

to be honest I'm even more upset with myself than dad was. I feel like an idiot for pulling something I wasn't sure was a weed (they were growing in a neat little row, exactly like they should have been since we planted them)... But it seriously looked exactly like sow thistle. 

I really fucked up because a good harvest of artichokes would have made dad real proud.

But all's not lost. We've got one left.

We've also got basil, oregano, spinach, tomatoes, and peppers growing, (But I started slug killing and got lazy with the pictures)

Also: I found this big guy in the woods out back and gave him a little forced relocation to our garden:

He looks hungry for slugs, doesn't he?

I hope he enjoys the all you can eat buffet in his new home. 

Have a good day everybody! thanks for reading

EDIT: I just told my little brother what happened with the artichokes. He made fun of me, called me an idiot. 

FUCK him. That little shit has never even tried to help in the garden, so what does he think he's allowed to say?

I told him, "Well then why don't you come and help dad and I, if you're so smart?"

He said he didn't need to because "dad doesn't care". 

I swore I'd get him to help in the garden, and I think I finally figured out how: I asked him, "Well how do you know? If dad said he wanted you to help would you do it?"

He said yes. 

I just have to get dad to tell him that he wants more help in the garden and I will win. 

wish me luck!