Garden Update

After the rains last weekend flooded my garden patch, I was anxious to get back to it! The last few evenings have seen me hurrying home from work so I could take advantage of every daylight hour possible to dig out weeds and get things planted. One of these days I'll replace the light fixture over my back door so I can stay out even longer - but that's a project for another time.

After diligently checking the forecast over the past few days, tonight seemed like the ideal time to get my tomato and pepper plants into the soil. The temperature's been a bit low the past few nights, and my trusty Farmer's Almanac says ideally these should be planted when its no lower than 50 degrees. I love this book - its filled with so much common sense that I can't believe I haven't gotten one before this.

Anyway, back to the garden. Last weekend I picked up heirloom tomatoes, peppers, and herbs from my local Ace Hardward. I only started shopping there recently, but its quickly become my go-to home project store - and not just because its closer than Lowe's. Their dedication to customer service is awesome - the workers ask me if I need help instead of turning and walking away. Yes, that's happened to me!The plants are gorgeous and my photos don't do them justice - should have taken them after they'd been watered.

I have one more large bed to fill - likely with squash - and I plan to build 2 more small ones (3 x3) to go under the arches. To me the garden already looks lovely, and I can't wait to see how my plants do as the season progresses.