Planting has begun

Well, those B. sprout and cabbage plants did nothing but bolt to flower. Sad. A handful of kale and some collards are still edible and doing alright. Garlic is about 6 inches, and leeks are going strong.

Indoors, we have many peppers, eggplant, onions, spinach, lettuces, and some basil started. While I was away, W did a fantastic job of keeping everything watered and under light. It's hard to be away for too long with plants! Much like having dogs, I suppose. Today I re-planted some of the plants I started before I left that did NOT make it, like the squash, which zipped up then wilted for lack of space, most likely, and the second round of greens. I am going to try to put the squash outside under cover, but I am probably just kidding myself and should just plant it in the ground like last year when it did just fine.

Right now there is a lot of working of the soil to be done. Amending to be done... So far I have not stayed on top of my massive garden calendar, but it is helping me stress far less about what I have not done, and in general I am more on it than last year because of everything written out that I can reference. I am marking when I actually do things instead, if it's not ON the calendar day.

Recently heard about hydroponic growing for vegetables. Sounds pretty amazing, and an interesting way to grow things in small spaces.

Tomorrow... more slug bait.