Tomato seeds and pepper seeds PLANTED

 I got a half of a packet of yellow cherry tomato seeds planted a couple of days ago and a half a packet of peppers too.  I planted them in the little seed starting trays with some good potting soil and carefully watered them.   Good thing I covered them with a pillowcase because that night it got down to 40 degrees here in the desert southwest!   We have one more day of sunshine and then an atmospheric river is coming out way Wednesday night and all day Thursday.   I do have some California poppies sprouting out front and I'm hoping this nice rain will get them going further.

I'm so glad that I got my garden up and going this year.   I have a feeling we will ALL be bartering for things we need soon.   I remember my grandfather's garden.   He owned 2 lots and half of the 2nd one was for his garden.   He grew green onions, tomatoes, rhubarb, beets,cabbages,  turnips, radishes, corn, and even had an avocado tree.   He had another plot up at my parents' yard and there was a fig free, boysenberries, and a small garden with crops. I remember my parents giving me a bucket and sending me out to pick boysenberries.   I certainly wasn't a fan of figs, however!

I'll try to get some photos today of my garden to share with everyone.

(((BIG HUG))) to everyone and... STAY STRONG!

Still surviving!

 We are still alive and well (mostly)...We both are noticing that we just don't have the energy we used to have and we do get tired easily most days, but we're still plugging along.   I have a nice garden going out back and I'm using plastic bins for my vegetables.   It's just easier that way and I don't have to battle the damn Bermuda grass!

Sugar snap peas...

early tomatoes

Additionally, I now have 13 plastic tubs FULL of vegetables~~celery, cabbage (3 types), broccoli, cauliflower, mint, lettuce (various types), and Swiss chard.   I absolutely LOVE going out to the garden and picking fresh, organic vegetables!   Next year I'm going to DOUBLE my growing space.   I already have one 8x4 foot raised bed that the son-in-law put together and I have another one that he needs to get ready.   I'll use the second one for summer vegetables, so it can wait a while.   

I've attached my YouTube tour of the vegetable garden here:

garden update January 2025

I also planted sunflower seeds out by the mailbox and here are some photos of them.   The bees LOVE THEM!

Sunflower out front.   Unfortunately the wind has now knocked over about 2/3 of them and the rest are leaning into the street.

Bees LOVE the sunflowers!!!!!

...until next time...