One of the garden beds is right outside my bedroom window, and I did a double-take the other morning when I cracked open the blinds.
"Andy! Did you see the beans and peas sprouted?!"
"Yeah! You hadn't noticed yet?"
I guess I hadn't. I have been so bummed at my third losing attempt at starting seeds indoors that I have been avoiding my garden of late... only lingering long enough to make sure the rain didn't wash anything away.
SIGH.
Well, the beans and peas have encouraged me. I planted some of each in two different place in the yard, in an effort to hedge my bets. I did the same with several herbs and leafy greens... testing different configurations to see what works.
Since my seeds didn't do much, we bought a small number of transplants -- peppers, tomatoes and tomatillos. I knew we weren't done with the cold, so I tented them, and almost everything is thriving. A tomatillo was obliterated by the wind and a tomato looks like its suffering, but I'm pretty pleased.
In fact, the chard I planted last fall is huge and beautiful, and we're eating chard nearly every night. Plus, I can't wait to harvest the garlic in the next couple of months, because the tops are giant!
My next step is to mulch all the beds to help keep the weeds down. I really like using cedar shredded mulch, because it breaks down nicely and has fewer weeks. It hasn't been essential so far, but the heat is on the way!

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