Cooler and wet.
Never really got rain yesterday but it stayed wet all afternoon and evening. Kids and wife ‘camped’ in a tent in the back yard. I hurt too much to do that if I don’t sleep in my bed.
I got some work done in the garden despite the heavy mist. Cleaned up an area next to a raised bed, transplanted 3 tomato plants, planted one trash bag potato tower.
My cabbage is currently thriving, but my broccoli has ‘bolted’. I cut it back and am hoping for a second growth.
Meyer Lemon tree has flowers already. We just picked the lemons a week or so ago.
Blueberry bushes flowered and look to be setting berries. I worked on the bamboo to support the bird netting. The bushes aren’t exactly thriving, but it’s neat to have some berries in season. The bird net means I’ll get them and not the thieving wildlife.
Old pepper plants continue to fruit. New peppers need transplanting. Maybe today.
No sign of sprouting for my radishes or turnips yet, nor the mixed herbs.
I need to get my onion sets in the ground and get some other veg in too. Maybe today.
If the weather clears I’ll be working in the driveway moving stuff around too.
Breakfast today is hillbilly donuts. Tube biscuits, cut with a shot glass to donuts and holes, fried up in peanut oil in my cast iron. Then shake in a bag of powdered sugar, cinnamon, or chocolate powder. Or do all three. Special treat for the family. Makes a mess with the oil, but I filter and save the oil just for donuts. It lasts a long time.
Dinner last night was spiral slice ham, baked potatoes, cabbage saute’d with onion, and mango cobbler for dessert. All but the cabbage and cobbler mix was from Costco.
I better get to it.
Stay in, stay safe. Get your garden started!
nick