Four Steem-gardeners participated to the first week of THE GREENEST THUMB CHALLENGE and told us about some of their plants they are proud of.
See what they have submitted, in time order.

# Sweet potatoes from Northern Canada

* @venomnymous submitted [a post one of his recent posts on growing sweet potatoes in Northern Canada](https://steemit.com/growyourownfood/@venomnymous/growing-sweet-potatoes-even-in-the-north). 
He showed a skillful process for making sweet potatoes root, transplant and grow in a cold region.
The plants look great and the harvest from the second patch too.

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmehn9hqYEJJenxA4XpEohtB3i2hk7Bm3pgx7WmZxbckiv/DQmbH9tWrGFLUjMo8VAhVXqgepJZp1wL9W87tmgnALEUMF7_1680x8400.jpg)

# Garlic and rhubarb from Ireland

* @martinmooney submitted [a post showing his garden with garlic and rhubarb he had grown in Ireland](https://steemit.com/gardening/@martinmooney/a-new-year-for-the-garden). The plants show great health and a good result for a fellow gardener who describes himself saying that "I came late to vegetable growing, and I'm still an amateur". Many of us came late to gardening, that's the fun part of it!

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXeNwqBcfDmvTg1D6jLooTiUPUsHJPzAm4jSEsRxGmiaG/U5dryXbiw3sUEr8rTzXvetvwk5i9VCx_1680x8400-1.jpg)

# Resolute tomatoes from Virginia
* @aibell submitted two pictures and the heart-warming story of her "Hail Mary" tomatoes, that despite the skepticism of everyone else, managed to produce blossoms in Virginia - even if they were transplanted later than usual. Her story show great enthusiasm and love for plants.

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmaTpVsmUjXuagFHBDzzx87W9Wk1wri2996uKXbiyMQjEp/DQmYAxPHMSfvxSe6AN9i7LxL3gNviDgxqZ2LPkXo2KJNr3f.jpg)

# Basil from pizza's capital city, Naples

* @stella87s submitted two pictures of her beloved basil the she grows on her balcony in the city of Naples, Italy. She described how this aromatic plant fills the air of her summer and told on how she grew it from the seeds she had been given from her dad. 
Furthermore her pictures show basil growing together with a nice flower, Euphorbia milii, and spontaneous sprouts of Lamb's Quarters.

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdHPbQUhKXWq7kYER3WhpQRQsLH1RYD5KjMZYjex7RNJ2/DQmP5cviyDByxUCGgj2JSYZXr2sNUHw66p9hL2UN22oao1p_1680x8400.jpg)

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# <center>In witness of your love for gardening, it is now my pleasure to proclaim...</center>

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# <center>...that the winner is...</center>

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# <center>There is no winner!</center>
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# <center>There are two winners: @stella87s and @venomnymous!</center>

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@stella87s and @venomnymous are the TWO FIRST PRIZE winners.
@venomnymous showed great knowledge that allowed him to grow plants in critical conditions. The sweet potatoes provided  for a satisfying harvest.
@stella87s added to her beautiful pictures a nice story of seed saving, local traditions and feelings. She earned additional points for submitting pictures that she didn't published yet on Steemit.

I thank you all for participating, I LOVED READING ALL OF YOUR STORIES AND WATCHING THE PLANTS YOU GROW ALL OVER THE WORLD.

**I sent 5 SBD to the two winners and 1SBD to every other participant.**

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# <center>...TIME FOR WEEK 2!</center>

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According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a green thumb is:
>the ability to make plants grow and be healthy

I can't wait to read new stories and see new GREENEST THUMB pictures. So, here are the rules for week 2!

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# <center>Rules</center>

* Post a picture showing your ability to make plants grow and be healthy, between now and the post payout time (in 7 days)
 * You can either post your picture in the comments below or write a post about it. I encourage you to write a post about it, as I would like to know some more about your green-thumb-plant. You can tag it #greenestthumb.
* I'll select the winner as the one showing THE GREENEST THUMB and describing it better.
* Upvote and resteem this post (most of the former participants already did last week and I thank you for that). This will help the challenge growing bigger and self-sustainable.

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# Happy gardening and I hope you Steem-gardeners have great fun!