April 6, 2010

April 6, 2010
The spring garden is growing really well. Both Roma and Sweet 100 varities of tomatoes are doing well. They have flowered but not yet set fruit. The basil, carrots, dill and ranunculous are all snuggled in there though you can't quite see them.

Over in the middle bed the canna lily has bloomed! The salvia and lobilia in front draw the yummy bees. Celery, spaghetti squash, lemon balm, and sunflowers are growing. The peppers in back are still struggling a little, but I only find a couple of pill bugs these days when I look instead of multitudes.

This is a great shot of the new dividers I have for this season. My brother-in-law was kind enough to make them for us from some scrap wood he had. The vinyl dividers we purchased from Square Foot Garden just didn't hold up to the heat here. They all snapped after only a few seasons. Hopefully, we will have better luck with these.
The lettuce is still going strong. We have found the red romaine to be a bit to bitter for us, but I think it looks pretty so it stays. Some of the other lettuce varieties have bolted. I need to cut them down. beets, parsley, cucumber and sunflower are holding in there. I need to decide what to do with the squares where the edamame was to have grown. darn pill bugs.