MY GARDEN IS STARTING FOR THE SEASON

 ITS FINALLY SPRING ENOUGH TO START GROWING IN MY GARDEN BED.  I ADDED SOME GOOD SOIL FOR THIS YEAR AND STAYED AWAY FROM THE BLACK KOW COMPOST.  I WAS VERY DISSATISFIED WITH IT LAST YEAR.  THERE WERE SO MANY CLUMPS IN IT I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME BREAKING UP THE CLODS.  

THIS YEAR I ORDERED MY PLANTS ONLINE FROM HOME DEPOT.  THEY ARRIVED SAFELY WRAPPED IN PLASTIC CLAMSHELLS FOR SAFETY.  THOUGH THEY ARE SMALLER THAN IF I BOUGHT THEM MYSELF AT THE STORES, I AM NOT ABLE TO GET OUT SO THESE I AM SURE WILL WORK FINE FOR ME.

I ORDERED 6 TOMATO PLANTS, 2 SWEET PEPPER PLANTS, 2 THYME AND 2 ITALIAN FLAT-LEAF PARSLEY.  THEY SENT ME 2 EXTRA PARSLEY PLANTS, PROBABLY TO FILL THE SPACE IN THE CARTON.  I WILL SHARE THOSE WITH MY DAUGHTER.

WITH FROST WARNINGS, I COVERED UP THE RADISH ROW I SOWED ON APRIL 28TH.  I LAID A TOWEL OVER THE ROW AND THEY CAME THRU JUST FINE.

AN ONION CHIVE PLANT OVERWINTERED IN THE CORNER.

I DID NOT WANT TO PUT OUT MY PLANTS TOO EARLY WITH POSSIBLE FROST ARRIVING.  IN MY AREA, WE USUALLY WAIT TO TRANSPLANT TOMATOES AFTER MEMORIAL DAY.  THIS SPRING, WE GOT EARLY WARM WEATHER.  

MY PLANTS NEEDED SOME TIME TO HARDEN OFF ANYWAY, SO I TAKE THEM OUT A FEW HOURS EACH DAY.  THE WORST BIT IS THE WIND.  ITS BEEN SO DARN WINDY THE PLANTS PRACTICALLY SNAP IN HALF.  

TO PREVENT DAMAGE, I PUT UP A SHEET BORDER TO HELP KEEP THE PLANTS UPRIGHT.  IT WORKS.

MY RADISH ROW, CONSISTING OF CHERRY BELLE, SPARKLER WHITE TIPS AND FRENCH BREAKFAST, ARE DOING WELL.  I STARTED MORE IN ANOTHER AREA NOW THAT THESE ARE COMING ALONG SO WELL.

ALSO, WHEN I WENT TO RE-SOW MY CARROT ROW, I SAW SOME GREEN TIPS THRU THE NEW SOIL I HAD SPREAD ON TOP. YOU CAN JUST SEE THEM ALONG THE SHORT-SIDE OF THE BED ON THE UPPER RIGHT.  NO NEED TO RE-SOW AFTER ALL.

I ALSO SOWED SOME LETTUCE SEEDS IN MY PLOT.

OUR LILACS ARE BEGINNING TO BLOOM AS WELL.  WE HAVE 2 IN OUR PATIO GARDEN AREA AND THEY ARE GIVING OFF SUCH LOVELY AROMAS.  ITS A PLEASURE JUST TO SIT ON THE PATIO AND ENJOY.

I PLAN TO TRANSPLANT MY TOMATOES IN ANOTHER WEEK ALONG WITH THE THYME AND PARSLEY STILL TO TRANSPLANT.  I WILL HOLD OFF ON THE PEPPERS TIL EVENINGS REACH THE 60S IN TEMPERATURE.  THEY LIKE IT WARMER.

ENJOY YOUR SPRING.