Rose-Hip Farm

Two good gardening days in a row! Not too hot, not too cold. Not too wet, not too dry. An Oklahoma Goldilocks week. No doubt a literal storm is around the figurative corner. Can't get too smug during tornado season.

Today was especially sunny & downright lemony. A row of Lemon Grass and then Lemon Cucumber seedlings were planted in the "monstervine" trellis, where the Sun Gold tomatoes did so well last year.  Best of all, I bent over aproximately 300, x 2 =, 600 times... planting basil. I hope pesto has not suddenly gone out of fashion a'la 70's fondue. 

I have a lunch bag full of Zinnia seeds from last year, enough to fill every unclaimed corner.  

Less than a week ago I was worried about how dry this spring has been. Now we're coming up on our second weekend of drenching. Today is only Wednesday & if I play hooky from market, I can get the rest of the basil transplanted, maybe even some cucumbers. There is no time to lose. 100 Strawberry plants will be here any day and they will have to go in immediately. Yesterday, I got all the Roma's done, but not staked yet.

Ah, April.  At last my favorite jeans fit again... after quitting cigarettes exactly a year ago. And quitting cookies, well cutting down, about 6 months back.