Yesterday wasn't as productive as I'd hoped, because Torin is teething and his tolerance of my other responsibilities was pretty nonexistent.
Before nightfall, all I had done was organize the seedlings by variety and decide on placement in the garden.
I was not deterred.
I had to develop an alternate plan, and ended up gardening in the dark for a few hours after he went to bed. It was a frenzy of digging and flinging dirt and cupping roots with my bare hands. Night gardening is very life-affirming... I had no thoughts beyond the dirt, the the plants, the hopes for bringing forth nutrition from the soil, and keeping an ear open for the baby monitor. I haven't felt a zen quite like that in a while.
The only downside to night gardening was the bugs. I had to dig deep for the tomatoes, so I found several cutworms shining white and creepily in the moonlight. At one point my zen was disturbed as I realized that my arms were completely covered past my elbows in ants because I'd disturbed a nest... but I just brushed them off and kept digging.
Much was accomplished!
The total seedlings planted for the night:
The garden is almost done being prepped for summer.
When I woke this morning, it felt like a great surprise to have all that work done! I still have to find spots for at least 2 more tomatoes and the rest of my herb/cuke/squash seedlings, but the bulk of the transplant effort is complete.
Then I plant more seeds directly outside, and repot the leftover tomatoes.
Then I need to find new homes for all the excess tomato babies.
Before nightfall, all I had done was organize the seedlings by variety and decide on placement in the garden.
7 different flavors! Plus baby and pup.
Obviously I lined up every young living thing that is precious to me for this photo.
I was not deterred.
I had to develop an alternate plan, and ended up gardening in the dark for a few hours after he went to bed. It was a frenzy of digging and flinging dirt and cupping roots with my bare hands. Night gardening is very life-affirming... I had no thoughts beyond the dirt, the the plants, the hopes for bringing forth nutrition from the soil, and keeping an ear open for the baby monitor. I haven't felt a zen quite like that in a while.
The only downside to night gardening was the bugs. I had to dig deep for the tomatoes, so I found several cutworms shining white and creepily in the moonlight. At one point my zen was disturbed as I realized that my arms were completely covered past my elbows in ants because I'd disturbed a nest... but I just brushed them off and kept digging.
Much was accomplished!
The total seedlings planted for the night:
- 5 basil
- 2 sage
- 4 malabar spinach
- 13 tomatoes (9 in the ground, 3 in giant pots, 1 in a large pot for my grandpa)
The garden is almost done being prepped for summer.
When I woke this morning, it felt like a great surprise to have all that work done! I still have to find spots for at least 2 more tomatoes and the rest of my herb/cuke/squash seedlings, but the bulk of the transplant effort is complete.
Then I plant more seeds directly outside, and repot the leftover tomatoes.
Then I need to find new homes for all the excess tomato babies.
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