Daily Archives: May 22, 2023

We had quite a bit of rain last week but temps are creeping up and I think the rain is over for awhile.

The raised bed frames that I posted last month in April are doing well for the most part.  As I expected, we had a late freeze and lost some tomatoes that we planted too early.  I knew that we were taking a chance but, oh, well, it’s fun to experiment. 

The first set of tomatoes that we had planted were two cherry tomatoes and four Park Whoppers.  They had time to get established so when the freeze hit, they were still viable below the ground cloth.  I cut off the dead tops of the cherry tomatoes and pulled out the Park Whoppers although they probably could have made it, too.  The cherry tomatoes came back and have made up for lost growth.  We’ve added some more tomato varieties – Pink Brandywine, Celebrity, Fat Mama (a roma variety) and a couple more Park Whoppers.  And two eggplants in that raised bed.

The second raised bed has more variety.  I planted spinach and two kinds of lettuce.  I put some netting over it to keep the cat out of there and that is actually helping keep bugs out and provides some shade.  Those greens taste as tender as butter.  Then several varieties of peppers, cilantro, basil, and some climbing pea pod vines.

Then I had some space between the second raised bed and the asparagus patch.  So it’s bush beans and two kinds of squash.  I’ve added cardboard between the rows to keep down the weeds. 

I’ve filled flowerpots and weeded.  But there is always more to be done.  Trimming bushes.  Trimming back the lane.  Trimming trees.  It’s a never ending project but it sure racks up the mileage on my FitBit.  I guess that’s a good thing.