Thursday, May 08, 2008

Tomato Plants

I can go wild in a garden shop. Someone has to stop me. I bought 7 tomato plants.
Well you know, Early Girl so we can have tomatoes early, then the big ones (up to one lb) for slicers. Roma for Salsa, Heirloom for the most wonderful flavor, Cherry for popping in your mouth when outside and a stripe one and a gold one. (love the unique colors and yellow tomatoes do not have as much acid). It was all I could do to put some back, Yes I had more on my cart. I had a purple one, a black one and Lord knows what else.
I have yellow and zucchini and butternut squash. I have cucumbers and Bodacious Corn and Yolo Peppers, I did find potatoes, they are the organic ones at the local market. Not exactly a seed potato but they have not been sprayed with a growth inhibitor. A local gardener suggested I do that.
I also bought blue lake green beans to plant. I have to soak the beans and corn overnight to break the husk and promote faster germinating.
Some people are putting in their third garden for the year. Can you imagine that? I often wish I had started earlier but if I had, everything would have frozen. That is why they are on their third. Too early planting.
Ricky, (garden shop lady) told me she never puts hers in until May 15th. So we are right together on our planting.
I usually buy Squash seed but I want to see instant results.
I am trying to decide how to finish my yard. I just have a hard time looking at the back freeway side of the yard. It is so blah.
I have to see if Ron has any more plants started. He usually has them in gallon containers and gives them away.
He gave me 5 Rose of Sharon which are now 5 feet tall. several Heavenly bamboo, Gardenia and several other species. If I can get several plants I will just plant there and not worry about the spacing. Just to have some color and something going on there.
OK I have to rest now, I have spent my morning between resting and getting my gardening supplies, I am not working outside until it cools down. It is in the 80's. Not awful and supposed to be cooler tomorrow. I have a few loose ends to tie up before it gets into the 100's. Everything is so dry here. I dread the fire season.
Oh I almost forgot.
As we were sitting in the living room on Tuesday I smelled smoke and when I glanced out the door I saw white. Just white. I was getting up to close the windows when I saw the fire on the freeway. I guess someone had thrown a cigarette or something out. It was on the South side. I kept wishing it would jump the freeway and burn our field. It does need burned off. That is good for a open field, Once in a while.
I just know this year is going to be horrible.
I do not recall our field looking so bad so early. And I did nto get it mowed and I am not mowing it.
We have a large area around the house we keep green and it is under sprinklers so we are not concerned about our home or any thing on it, it is just the horses next door, and the kids next door do not keep theirs mowed. The dead grass is right up to the house. That is a big worry.
So another fire already and I did NOT start it.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

They burn the fields here every year. We can always tell when because the sky turns grey and our eyes swell. LOL

But, on the plus side, what comes up is SO gorgeous and bright green