2010 Garden

It must have been early December when I pulled everything out of the 2009 garden. Howl was a young, very small puppy, and was spending way too much time diving into the old plants and such. While I adored a puppy that smelled of tomato plants and basil, it gave her too much hiding space to get into trouble and none of the plants were producing, so I yanked it all, dropped it onto a tarp and hauled it to the road.

The 2010 garden will be much different as it will be at the new Rancho. JW Pigeon, Mrs Thunderbird and I gathered 2 weeks ago to today for our annual tomato planting. We choose seeds, pack seed trays, make notations and plant tomatoes. Then Pigeon waters and keeps them in her greenhouse for an early grow cycle. Today, Pigeon sent Thunderbird and I an email, saying Thunderbird's "Aunt Gertie's Gold" sprouted - our first of the year.

I'll also grow tomatoes from seeds I've collected over the year. Our pink Japanese Odoriko does well for us and is delicious.

I'd also like to grow watermelon - I think it will do well at the Rancho and be a refreshing dessert during those 100 degree days.