Garden Time

The past four days have been absolutely gorgeous here in the Pacific Northwet (misspelling intended.) The garden has been roto-tilled and the early crops are in....we will see how this goes over the next couple weeks. Some of the seeds were from a year ago and I hope they will grow. If not, two weeks from now is still good for replanting, if necessary. I bought several different heirlooms seeds that will be so fun to grow. The tomatoes and okra are in wall-of-water teepees and should start out fine. The soil inside the mini-greenhouses is a nice 65-70 degrees :) The spinach, carrots, leeks, lettuce, onions, bok choy, broccoli, and cauliflower are on their own.....:) Normally there are no heavy frosts this late in the year, but it was snowing a week ago, so who knows.

I diagramed the garden and noted the dates in case I have to replant. There are still several rows available and I am waiting on another order of seeds to arrive. Once it warms up more, there are squash, salsify, peppers - the super hot ones, eggplant, melons, basil, and this year I will try corn....

The hardest part will be keeping the over-zealous CoCo (1/2 shepherd and 1/2 chow) out of the garden. I will just have to learn to tolerate her "bored" eyes, and one of the guys will have to take her for a walk more often.

My hands are dirty and my soul is happy :)