Sunday was our full blow gardening day. Holy hell... it was exhausting, though satisfying. We were up early and had breakfast before heading out to the garden center. Of course we had to begin our garden with starters so the price was a bit higher, but nothing unbearable.
~Blushing Beauty Sweet Pepper~
I am sore in places I didn't know existed. I know that sounds a bit wussy, but I do not apologize. In fact, the back of my THIGHS are demanding the apology to which I will do no such thing. They deserved the work out from hell. It's what they get for being so out of shape.
~The Herbal Area - All are medicinal plants...~
I have been reading what I can get my hands on. The books that were recommended by you guys will not come easily as we are broke and there is a line of holds at the library. Oh, i'm on there... I just don't know if i'll get them in this growing season.
We were in bed by 8:30 pm and up at 4:30. I had a load of clothes on the line and the dishes washed before 5:30 because I feared I wouldn't get back up if I sat down. My thinking was on the money. Little Bear kept banging on the front door when he could have gone around to the side - and when I finally got the the door, he got a nasty surprise when I chewed him out for making me walk across the house. The nerve!
~Ever-bearing Strawberries~
~The snow peas to the back and the far left are cabbages~
I'll post more in time, but at this moment, I am satisfied and please with the results. Here is a run down of what we planted:
HERBS :
Basil (spicy and genovese)
Feverfew
Arnica
Lemon Balm
Echinacea
Lemon Verbanea
Cilantro
Rosemary
Garlic Chives
There will be more transplants from our Priestess next week, some of which will be:
Soapwort
Mugwort
Vervain
and a few others that I can't recall since my brain is fried today.
VEGETABLES:
6 tomato plants (4 Roma & 2 Yellow Pear)
Strawberries
Sweet Banana Peppers
Jalapeños
Cucumber
Cabbage
Patty Pan Squash
Sugar Snap Peas
Cauliflower
We have a tiny space left and may be able to fit another veggie in there but it's not looking promising. By choosing the patty pan squash we lost some space because they have to be spaced out so far, but darnit! It's my favorite squash!
Ignore my babbling. I am so tired today. Walking in to the bank and 2 stores this morning was something closely resembling torture. Yeah, there's that wussy talk again. I'm off to lay in the recliner and read. Poor Bear is at work hurting as well. He is sunburned yet again. We're a couple of old babies today! Whaaaaaaaa.... :~)
