Today is the start of tomato planting!!
I heard from someone who has had both great and horrible success with tomatoes over the years, and they say that if they plant any earlier than the end of April, they always have a bad time... there's always a cold snap, and then the plants become stunted. It's already April 28th, and I checked the weather which forecasts no nights under 50 degrees (plus a couple of 90-degree days) for the next 10 days... it is time.
Yesterday's productivity means I'm ready for planting.
Yesterday I spent an hour weeding in the front yard, and an hour doing prep work in the backyard. This is one thing I made...
Each of these beds are 5'x2'. The left contains 2 tomato cages and is fully surrounded by a deceptively sturdy Vine-and-Veggie trellis net (5'x30' for the whole thing, $10 on amazon if you're curious), and it will hopefully hold dragon egg cucumbers and sour mexican gherkins. The net will also keep Stormy from digging there! The right has 2 tomato cages plus the rest of the net supported along the fence plus a wooden trellis that's been nailed to the fence since before we moved into the house, and it will hold 2 tomatoes. The plants in front of the beds are volunteer chives. I'll very likely have to add a few more nails to keep the net supported, but it's fine for now.
I'm off to place seedling pots on their new spots in the garden. The thrill is giving me goosebumps!
I heard from someone who has had both great and horrible success with tomatoes over the years, and they say that if they plant any earlier than the end of April, they always have a bad time... there's always a cold snap, and then the plants become stunted. It's already April 28th, and I checked the weather which forecasts no nights under 50 degrees (plus a couple of 90-degree days) for the next 10 days... it is time.
Yesterday's productivity means I'm ready for planting.
Yesterday I spent an hour weeding in the front yard, and an hour doing prep work in the backyard. This is one thing I made...
First time trying a net in the garden.
Each of these beds are 5'x2'. The left contains 2 tomato cages and is fully surrounded by a deceptively sturdy Vine-and-Veggie trellis net (5'x30' for the whole thing, $10 on amazon if you're curious), and it will hopefully hold dragon egg cucumbers and sour mexican gherkins. The net will also keep Stormy from digging there! The right has 2 tomato cages plus the rest of the net supported along the fence plus a wooden trellis that's been nailed to the fence since before we moved into the house, and it will hold 2 tomatoes. The plants in front of the beds are volunteer chives. I'll very likely have to add a few more nails to keep the net supported, but it's fine for now.
I'm off to place seedling pots on their new spots in the garden. The thrill is giving me goosebumps!
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