Still planting...

Leeks 2.0 are going much better than Leeks 1.0. They're super late, and who knows if we'll even see any leeks from this attempt, but it's fun! Tomatoes are doing really well, but the peppers are kind of duds. They seem to be super finicky this year, and probably need more heat to germinate. Well, tough, they're not getting it. I have lost two tomatoes to the Bean so far, but I stuck the broken stems into the soil, and I think they may make it anyway. Here' s hoping!

I'm going to start melons and squash soon, and I have to repot tomatoes soon as well. Oh, and plant peas (what, they should've been in the ground a month ago? I know! I know!)

Turns out being a working mom really puts a crimp in ME time! Oh, and so do the 2930482309480239492 mosquitoes who live outside our house.

Leek-ocide

Well, we've had our first casualties of the growing season - the leeks. Despite being vigilant, Bean was experimenting with his basketball and my plant stand. It turns out his basketball *will* fit in the plant stand, as long as it pushes the leek tray out the other side onto the floor. It required a shop vac to clean up the carnage...

It's been awhile...

Well, a year and a half later, I'm back at it. The gardens have expanded. So has our family! The 2007 gardening season was a wash. I spent most of my time keeping Bean alive. Which has worked out very well so far! I'm eagerly looking forward to the 2008 growing season, because it means more time for getting out and playing in the mud.

The woodland garden is an abandoned project. The thorny vines and incredibly persistent grass, coupled with the tons of fallen leaves made it impossible to keep. So I've been slowly moving plants from there up into other gardens.

The front garden bed has been expanded, and plans are in place to make an even larger woodland garden bed in the very front of the yard. All we need is some topsoil. And a few hours of backbreaking work.

I'm just twitching to start my seedlings for spring planting. But am trying to control myself. I don't think I'll make it to April!