[Ag-eq] Garden

[nfoster at extremezone.com]

Tracy:

I love the mental images I get of your garden.  It must be so green and
fragrent.  Your descriptions really make me home sick, I really miss trees and
all the green.  When I first moved to the desert I used to have dreams about
rain.

Nella

Quoting Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>:

> Boy, y'all in the Southland are streaks ahead!  Melons and tomatoes already!
> Our weather is being very erratic--a high of 70, then next day a high of 42.
> Well, that's Spring.
> I always start my own seedlings, mostly.  It's pretty easy, kinda fun, and
> lets me pick exactly what I want.
> Last year, I had big problems with my tomato and eggplant seedlings.  I used
> old soil mix, and I guess it had lost its goodness.  So this year, I started
> extra-early, so I could restart if necessary, and I used new soil.  My
> tomatoes are coming on like gangbusters!  They're big, and I want to put
> them in the ground, but it's still too cold.  This weekend, I've got to move
> the cold frame, so it will warm up the soil where I can start putting my
> tomatoes.  Right now, it's covering my broccoli.  They can be out without
> protection now, but I have to protect them from the rabbits and woodchucks,
> which really clobbered them last year.
> I had a minor disaster this spring, too.  The wind blew over my tiny
> greenhouse, and the seed flat inside flipped up, so all the seeds got mixed
> up.  I re-planted, following the map I'd made of my flat, but some of the
> older seeds were still there, but not in the same places.  So now, I'm
> looking at seedlings, trying to figure out what they are.  Some are obvious,
> like lettuce, and some aren't, at least to me.  Broccoli and Brussels
> sprouts seedlings look a lot alike.
>
> The apple tree is getting ready to bloom.  I love apple-blossoms.  Last
> year, it seemed like most of the fruit was at the top of the tree, and I had
> to wait for it to fall to harvest any.  This year, a lot of blossoms are
> within easy reach, so I hope harvest goes better.
>
> I'm hoping to start harvesting some rhubarb this weekend.  Yum!
>
> And lastly, I have a swing in the back of the yard, with flowers and herbs
> nearby.  The Korean Spice viburnum and the grape hyacinth are in bloom, and
> it's wonderful to sit on my swing in the sunshine and enjoy the scents of
> the flowers.
> Tracy
>
>
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