The rain finally quit and things have dried up enough to do outside work. We've been busy mowing grass, checking the bees (they are doing great!), and starting to work again on the greenhouse. Today Harold put the door in, and we put the outside mesh on the other side of the greenhouse. Tomorrow we hope to put plastic around the outside, and maybe this weekend the plastic on the roof if it's not too windy. I worked up the soil inside the boxes, since the rain made it all nice and soft to work with. Tomorrow I plan to plant peppers, onions, and salad greens in the first box.
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| The door is in, the sides are on, and next step is the plastic! |
The last few days, since it isn't freezing at night anymore, I have set my plants on the screen porch, ready to put in the garden and greenhouse.
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| Petunias and peppers and tomatoes ready to plant. |
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| Cabbages, bok choy, more petunias and tomatoes ready to go. |
This evening Harold tilled up the garden for the first time. He usually goes around it a couple more times before planting. We had to wait for the ground to dry up a little after a week's worth of rain.
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| Tilling up the big garden. He already did the smaller garden with the tiller attachment . Sure beats using the old walk-behind Troy-Built! The older we get, the smarter we have to work! |
I use large cans to protect young plants. How do you like the way I store them? I put rebar in the ground and just stacked them up - "yard art", eh?
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| My temporary yard art - cans I will use for young plants. |
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As soon as we get some plastic up on the greenhouse I will post some updates. Next year should be easier for early gardening, as the greenhouse will already be built. We're getting a late start this year, but that's OK. I never plant the main garden until Memorial weekend anyway (usually the traditional May 30). This year the weather guys are saying no more frost this month, so I'll take a chance and plant what I can this weekend - IF it doesn't rain!
While it was raining last week, I made myself a summer quilt. I made it completely from materials I already had in my stash and didn't have to buy anything! I love these "something from nothing" gifts to myself!
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| How do you like the patriotic themed quilt I made from my stash of fabric? |
1 comment:
It's all looking so good, except for the peppers. They should be outlawed. :-) Things are looking so nice and green. You guys can be proud of all that accomplishment. I think Pat got goosebumps. Keep it up.
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