Completed the planting of our vegetable garden on Tuesday (May 14) after planting 4 tomatoes there (2 Early Girls, 1 Purple Russian heirloom and 1 Black Krim) as well as 4 squash plants (2 spaghetti squashes, 1 Butternut and 1 tiny little Acorn squash, all of which I started from seeds.)
I also found a home for 2 Early Girls and 1 Purple Russian tomato plants yesterday as well as 2 more squash plants.
Today I peaked the interest of some ladies that I met through a friend (K) and they seemed interested in taking some squashes when they leave at the end of the weekend and maybe a tomato or two so my greenhouse will be emptying out bit by bit. I want to make room for bedding plants! :)
Yesterday I transplanted a bunch of the smaller tomatoes into bigger pots to hopefully encourage them to grow faster. I planted 4 pots of tomatoes on the deck as well, the biggest of these 4 varieties: an Early Girl, a Purple Russian, a Red Hat beefsteak and a Black Krim.
I also planted 3 in pots outside the greenhouse against the wall which is actually the location where the tomato plants grew the best last year! (Yes they even beat the ones growing inside the greenhouse!)
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| Self-seeded little Jolly Jump Ups add some early colour to flower beds |
On to other things:
My tulips started popping open in earnest the day after the first daffodil on May 12 (red tulips with the black centres growing at the side of the house). A little late this year, but I'm happy to see them looking so cheerful. They look super! The Parrot tulips in that same bed look like they are almost ready to open now as well and the pink ones in the stack stone bed are not far behind. :)
Today I dug up a self-seeded delphinium from between my current shrubs in the centre of my stack stone bed, and also weeded a lot of grass as I went along. I planted the biggest pot of Firebird dahlias in the same location as last year, on the south end of the stack stone bed. It grew so well there previously and that space still available.... I am pleased to note that all my rose bushes have either leaves on them already or show signs of leaf buds now.
I also planted half of my Morning Glory seedings below the trellis by the birdhouse in that same bed. Not sure where I'll plant the rest yet. The swallow who was building a nest in the birdhouse there scolded me severely for being so close! :{
The 6 foot fence around the vegetable garden keeps out most unwelcome munchers, but someone is still managing to sneak in there. My broccoli plants were all eaten this morning, (same thing happened last year,) so I dug 2 up and put them in pots on the deck. I'm going to eat fresh broccoli one way or the other!
The plum tree and the pear tree blossoms look gorgeous! The pink apple blossoms will soon open as well. It's so beautiful this time of year. :D
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| Goldfish pond and fenced in vegetable garden |
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