I was off on Friday this week (worked Saturday, which was fine except for the first 1/2 hour which was one &$*% thing after another), and the weather was in the 50s so I decided to garden. My inspiration was the good weather and the wonderful carousel of seeds at Whole Foods.
I got two pots full of properly-aged manure ("take it--we've got plenty" is my donkey- and horse-owning landlord's comment) to mix in with last year's slightly depleted soil. I plant in large containers on our second-story back deck (automatic deerproofing, though the aphids still find my cucumbers).
I like to experiment a bit so this year I'm trying bok choy (which goes in early so I planted that right away) and forget-me-nots, which are shade-loving so they went in the corner to keep the parsley company. I had already sowed some chives (which lasted the winter down here in Md.) so everything's in except the basil. the marigolds (to help keep the bugs away--this is an organic container garden) and bush cucumbers (I have to find seeds--they're not easy to hunt down).
Lastly, I chose my least-tippable pot and planted cat grass for our future kitty (see below). Now I'm awaiting the first green shoots!
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