To Work The Dirt Beneath Your Feet

Its lovely that the earth has dried out enough that I can accomplish some work now. It was so wet for the longest time, but after a week of sunny weather, the garden was finally ready to be tilled. Planting indoors has slipped by me slightly, and today I got caught up. Indoors, I started some cucumbers, zuchinnis, melons, squash, herbs (for the 3rd try) and my popcorn. I didn't plant a lot of the first bit of the list, as most will be directly sown after the end of May. But I was antsy and decided to try started some indoors. Outdoors, I also did some planting. I put in a small "salad bowl" patch, with onions, early carrots, dill, radish, kohlrabi, turnip, kale, spinach, chard, lettuce and spinach. These are all early plants that can take the colder ground and a light frost. Actually most of them thrive in the cooler temperatures. All those fresh veggies just make me sooo hungry. I get so sick of the hydroponic vegetables from the store, theres nothing like eating from your own garden! Last week I planted my strawberry plants and my cherry trees. The strawberry plants went in a foot away from each other. For the cherry trees, I dug a circle, fairly bigger than the size of the tree, loosened the earth and put some well rotted manure in the hole. I try to water the trees every second day. I just have to keep an eye on the weather for frost, so I can cover them if need be. In about three weeks the real planting push will be on!