Planting Time

Planting Time

Day 1 

( last danger of frost has past)

 

Before

After

(cantaloupe, dill, blueberries,blackberries and green onions)

May is my favorite month of the year.  Some of my family would say it is because of Mothers Day, or that I take a break from teaching school.  They would be dead wrong.   I love May because it is time to plant. 

I pull out weeds and debris that has blown into our yard. I push the shovel into the dirt, it starts to break up and I get to smash dirt clods.  Then it’s onto mixing in any compost or fertilizer into the soil.  Next I soak the soil with water and start planting seeds.  Then it is the anxious waiting and watering. The anticipation of seeing something sprouts from the ground. 

Tiny little green seedlings sprout, J and I get so close to the little sprouts that its inches from my faces.  I am talking to the plants as I am now trying to keep weeds away as it gains strength.  Almost every day I go outside to see the growth that has taken place in the middle of the night.  I am happily playing in the dirt, I am enjoying watching the plants grow, and as the sun shines on my skin I feel all my stress melt out of my body like ice from winter in sunshine.

While my family loves harvest time because of all the yummy food.  I love the planting time because I get to watch things grow.  For me gardening is like growing my own sunshine.

Day 2

Before

After

(flower bulbs and seeds for attracting bees and wasps)

 

Before

After

(carrots and green onions, a little more weeding needed)

Day 3

( watermelon, corn, peas and oregano)

Day 4

 

Before

After

(carrots, Brussel sprouts, and sage)

Day 5

(Cabbage, cucumbers, dill and radishes)

The Cabbage I did not plant this year.  

This is growing back from last years cabbage.

Day 5

(cherry tomatoes, basil and marigolds)

The basil and marigolds are in the bricks.

Day 6

(Zucchini, radishes, marigolds, salvia, and irises)

Days 7, 8, and 9

(Echinacea, peppermint, thyme, beefsteak tomatoes, bell peppers, and Eucalyptus)  

Days 10 and  11

(Pumpkins, corn, sugar snap peas, and radishes) 

Days 12

(Roses, grapes (I hope), salvia, irises, roma tomatoes, garlic and marigolds)

Now I am just waiting to see the plants sprout, grow and lots and lots of weeding.