Garden update
I probably should have gone back to see what I have blogged about the garden last but I am here now and will wing it
I am almost finished with the vegetable garden. A lot of stuff I had to wait for the weather to warm up for the plants that need the warm weather. About two weeks ago I planted some cucumber, different squashes, and herb seeds in tires at the back of my front garden. The Blue Hubbard squash is making an appearance (seeds that I harvested last year) and the coriander and parsley as well. Pretty much all of the other veggies are up except for the Swiss Chard (seeds that I also harvested my self).
This past weekend I worked on the deck. My decor this year is mostly brightly coloured petunias inserted in the wall planters with a few seeds of Marigolds and Nasturtiums. I did do a few urns similar but mostly I have put veggies in my deck pots. I have pots of Eggplant, Zucchini, Cucumber, Tomatoes (hanging baskets of tomatoes too as well as herbs), Green beans, Peppers and Rosemary. In some of my wall pots I have single serving size butter lettuce, peas, Roma tomatoes, basil, parsley, thymes, oregano, mint, carrots, Swiss chard and whatever else I so fancy to see if it will grow in a pot.
In the next couple of days I need to get to my flower beds. The flower beds on either side of the compost I am going to put some more tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers (Greek salad) upside the compost for nutrients and warmth. I will put the usual annuals on the outsides of these beds ~ Snap dragons, Cosmos, Calendula, Zinnias and Nicotina ~ bright coloured cut flowers.
It was still a little chilly and rainy today but I decided that some of my tomato plants and pepper plants needed to get into their bed for the summer. When I went to get a good couple of scoops of compost for my soil blend I was taken back by the steam that literally rose from where I extracted the compost . . . the compost was actually very warm. I mixed that with some high end potting soil and a little volcanic ash. Hopefully with the still chilly nights the newly planted tomatoes and peppers will strive.