Considering it was such a gray, cold spring day, I wasn't in the mood to do much of anything. But I'm glad that I got out of the house! I'll mention that I ate at Garden Grille, since it's got garden in the name! I had the pizza special and it was excellent! :-)
After lunch Kelly and I went out to Seven Arrows to find some herbs for the community herb garden that Kelly is working on. brrr, that's where it was cold and damp! But what a cool place. We walked through the greenhouses and found some herbs that will be good. Most of them could be planted today, but Kelly waited on a few since it's so cold out there.
Upon the request of Tera, I picked up a patchouli plant and a genovese basil. The plants look good but I'm going to wait a few more weeks before putting them in plot 10 so that they won't be too cold. Suppose that I'll be guarding them from those hungry cats!
Kelly and I went to the Community Garden after the trip to Seven Arrows. Wouldn't have thought I needed a hooded sweatshirt and a fleece hat on April 17th, but I did! I spent my time getting the compost mixed in at plot #10. I'm pretty proud of how it looks at the moment. It's nice and soft looking. I picked through the soil as I was mixing trying to take out the big sticks and shells. The sticks went to the compost pile and the shells and rocks were kept near the plot to be used to border around things in the plot as needed. I took my garden bag & tools over to the garden, even though I knew that I wouldn't really be needed anything besides the gloves!
Garden tools... big and small!
After lunch Kelly and I went out to Seven Arrows to find some herbs for the community herb garden that Kelly is working on. brrr, that's where it was cold and damp! But what a cool place. We walked through the greenhouses and found some herbs that will be good. Most of them could be planted today, but Kelly waited on a few since it's so cold out there.
Upon the request of Tera, I picked up a patchouli plant and a genovese basil. The plants look good but I'm going to wait a few more weeks before putting them in plot 10 so that they won't be too cold. Suppose that I'll be guarding them from those hungry cats!
I picked up two packets of seeds as well. I won't be starting these inside. I'm just going to wait for the weather to be a bit warmer and then they'll get planted directly in the ground. I'm most excited for the tomatillo seeds, hoping that we are able to make some salsa verde! Tera may have a hard time deciding what she's most excited about because she loves swiss chard.
Kelly and I went to the Community Garden after the trip to Seven Arrows. Wouldn't have thought I needed a hooded sweatshirt and a fleece hat on April 17th, but I did! I spent my time getting the compost mixed in at plot #10. I'm pretty proud of how it looks at the moment. It's nice and soft looking. I picked through the soil as I was mixing trying to take out the big sticks and shells. The sticks went to the compost pile and the shells and rocks were kept near the plot to be used to border around things in the plot as needed. I took my garden bag & tools over to the garden, even though I knew that I wouldn't really be needed anything besides the gloves!
Plot #10 all mixed up. 
Garden tools... big and small!Standing at the edge of Kelly's double plot looking towards #10.
The picture isn't great, but we believe this is a tomato plant.
Back at home. The IKEA pots. 
The picture isn't great, but we believe this is a tomato plant.
Back at home. The IKEA pots. 
Everything looks great! Nice closeup pictures of the sprouting plants. Bad kitty for eating the leaves off the sunflower!!! Can't wait to see how everything turns out :)
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