Getting It Together (Little By Little)

I was very blessed today to have one of my friends come over and help me go through some of my old gardening stuff that had been gathering dust and spiders on the back porch for a few years. We found some seeds we are hoping are still viable, as well as some lovely ceramic containers and other goodies -- like 5 bags of potting mix!!

18 Corn, 6 Cilantro, 18 Var. Leaf Lettuce, 6 Basil, 6 Sweet Basil, 6 Lavender, 6 Curly Parsley, 6 Pumpkin

My son and I spent the morning cleaning out the 'starter' trays and getting the pods watered and expanded. I think he has this list of "rewards" he will demand of me once this whole ordeal is over as he was the one the spiders all seemed to fancy! They hid from me, but apparently loved E. -- He must have found over 10 in one tray alone! Anyway - those have been cleaned and are sitting on the shelves in the greenhouse soaking up water so that we can plant seeds in them tomorrow.

My friend came over around 1pm or so and she and I finished cleaning the pots and transplanted some of the herbs into larger containers. The greenhouse is getting fuller and fuller as the days go by.

Rosemary, Basil, Peppermint & Spearmint

Funny thing -- or maybe not so funny -- the hanging strawberry plant is out to kill me! Every time I go into the greenhouse I bonk my head on it! Something must be done before I end up with a concussion, I swear!

We never did get around to setting up the grow boxes - LOL - we plan to get to those tomorrow, weather permitting. So much just keeps coming up and we get more and more done that we never even had in our minds to do!

Sage, Thyme & Lemon Thyme

Oh - and we are also considering getting another greenhouse! - not a done deal yet - but the more we get done, the more room we seem to need now!

On the to-do list for tomorrow:

• Start 10 Corn
• Start 6 Cilantro
• Start 2 Pumpkin
• Prep Grow Boxes
• Transplant Tomatoes into GB#1
• Transplant Jalapenos and Red Bell Peppers into GB#2
• Transplant Strawberry plants into GB#3
• Bring down the plant cages from the upper garden; clean and stack.
• Get straw to place on greenhouse floor as a covering.

I think that is it for now. More tomorrow! Happy gardening!