Should be a nice day. [65F and sunny]
Yesterday was cool, bordering on chilly in the morning, rising to very nice in the afternoon and evening. Sunny, a bit gusty, but very nice day.
So I worked outside. Re-potted two trees. Re-potted the last of the new pepper plants. Added soil to both of the big trash bag potato towers. They seem to be growing well. Watered the gardens and potted plants. Moved some grass from the kids’ sandbox to bare spots in the front yard. Don’t know if that will ‘take’ but willing to try for the little effort it took. Cleaned the pond filter box and changed the media. Pond looks nice with a bunch of lily pads and one (remaining) goldfish. The goldfish that went walkabout got his final resting place today too. He’d been in the fridge while I waited to see if the kids were going to need a full funeral for this one. Nope. So under the other fish’s marker he went. Moved a bunch of saplings in pots out of the raised bed to get ready for whatever I can still plant. I’m thinking root veg. Carrots did well, so did turnips, and they store well, and freaking squashes and beans do not.
The cabbages are doing well. The broccoli is spindly and weak. The collards are still alive but not really growing. On the other hand, I’ve got budding fruit on the orange and grapefruit trees. That’s a first for the grapefruit since the year I planted it. The lemon and limes look ok too. The peach is finally almost leafed out, and the pecan tree is too. The blueberries continue to ripen, what few there are. Still, they are fun for the kids.
Nothing in the window boxes from the radishes, turnips, and beets yet. Planted the onion starts and they look good, and planted some lettuce. Never had any luck with lettuce, so we’ll see how it does. Ate one golf ball sized tomato with dinner, one left in the fridge. That would be typically all I get before the heat stops tomato production. Harvested a couple more sweet peppers off the old plants.
I’ve got material to build another 12 ft of window box for the fence, and some still needs new dirt and seeds. We’re supposed to have some clear days so I’ll be in the driveway working on that.
Meanwhile, the fridge in the garage is emptying out. It has more empty shelves right now than in the last 10 years. I guess I should clean it… Freezer is still full, and the chest freezer too. Kitchen fridge is starting to empty, freezer is still full. Weird seeing the stocks dwindle way past the point I usually fill things back up. I haven’t had this few eggs on hand in years. I may move some other stuff to the fridge to extend shelf life. Or depending on conditions, I might make a store run. Sure don’t want to.
Dinner was frozen fish fillets, buttered, seasoned and baked, with asparagus chopped and saute’d in butter with onions and a splash of soy sauce, canned corn, and warmed up hawaiian rolls. Yum. I had my leftover personal pie under ice cream, and the kids ate Easter candy.
I slept late and woke more rested than I have in many days. I hope that continues.
Stay in, stay safe.
nick
(oh, I noticed that my keyboard is both filthy, and I’ve worn the satin finish off the keys to the underlying shiny plastic. They’ll be even shinier when I clean the freaking thing.)