May 9 Update

Dwarf Scary Tomatoes planted out back in 5 gal containers and time for Peppers to get hardened off ....... and then planted in 2 gal containers .....

Then back to Plot 5 - the garden is filling out now - strawberries should be ripe soon and the cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli are sizing up nicely.

May 2 First Garden Harvest

The tomatoes are in and the radishes are out ...... first harvest of the season.  Also some self-sowed plants in the garden - purple orach, alyssum and a potato that got left behind last year!!  Also, potato onions have sprouted and the peas, lettuce and kale are looking good.  Oh, almost forgot the wonderful Caraflex cabbage from West Coast Seeds .....

May 1 Hardening Off Tomatoes

The tomatoes have been outside in the shade for a few days ....... hardening off, almost time for transplant to garden.  Some are getting too tall, but they will be planted deep

and a close up of the six Scary Dwarf plants; notice how stocky and green they are

April 19 My Garden's Grown Too Much

Amazing growth in the transplanted tomatoes in two short weeks - trying to keep them cool and bright so they don't get too lanky.  The Dwarf Scary tomatoes (six in pic below) don't have that problem .........

Early April Tomato Babies

Time to decide which to keep in the Dwarf Scary project .... a nice selection to choose from.  I decided to grow out two that did not have the Dwarf look - note both back outside plants in middle picture ...... as for the other six, time will tell

and here are my other tomatoes, transplanted

March 31 Seedlings in the Garden

The end of March, and here are Batavia Broccoli and Amazing Taste Cauliflower  (from Renee's Seeds) just planted out.  These were started indoors the end of February ....

March Comes to a Close

A few pics of garden and seedling progress .....

Here's Plot 5 - walking onions and garlic chives are looking good .....

and a few days later potato onions and one potato planted and seeds sown for kale, lettuce and radish; pea weevil have found and are feasting on the peas; also transplanted cauliflower and broccoli starts

I never have success with my strawberry planter, so this year decided on growing only one plant in top, with added side stones to prevent loss of soil - I also left room at the top for lots of water - this was recommended as a way to ensure the plant is sufficiently watered.

And here are my Scary F2 dwarf tomatoes - almost ready to transplant, although some sprouted much later - so hard call on culling for dwarfs only at this stage; notice the mix of potato leaf and regular leaf

Oh, can't forgot my peppers - growing quite the selection (for me) this year ...... Padron, Sweet Yellow "Lunch box" type, Stavros, Melrose, Ancho San Luis, Zolotistyi Bell, Sweet Red Lunch Box, New Mex Joe Parker!! whew quite the selection.  I'm really excited about the Zolotistyi Bell