I planted cilantro seed disks again this year and they are
doing well; not quite as well as last year’s but I wasn’t able to get them from
the same, local company this year. Funny story about the cilantro seed disks
this year… Mr. Scoakat accidentally threw away the first pack of seed disks I
bought this year. They were sitting on top of the TV stand with the shipping
invoice (I had to buy them online this year) next to some junk mail… it was an honest
mistake.
The peas are doing well too. Last year, several weeks (and a
lot of damage) passed before I realized the pea sprouts were being eaten by
birds! This year I covered the east bed with bird netting after planting the
first seeds in April.
The lettuce seeds I planted in April are MIA, or AWOL… or
maybe they were abducted by aliens??? The point is, no lettuce.
Basil is a cat (an emotionally needy, rather large, scaredy-cat;
see Scoakat’s Blog for more information) but basil is also a Mediterranean herb
that is lovely in Italian dishes but does not like cold temperatures. We had
two or three nights under 40 degrees this week, so the basil’s not looking too
hot (ba-dum-ch).
The parsley looks fine. Especially when you consider it had
to travel to hell and back seven times before it ever even sprouted!
I planted marigolds around the tomatoes on Saturday; they’re
supposed to keep squirrels away. We’ll see how that works.
The thyme is adjusting well to its move. Apparently thyme is
on my side…
On to the other side of the garden!
The ‘purple’ raspberries (in the middle) aren’t doing quite
as well; for now, I’m okay with that.
I planted six new ever-bearing strawberry plants on Saturday. A
few of them already have healthy runners and due to the new strawberry cover, I’m
not too worried about the squirrels tearing them out; so I’m hopeful we’ll have
strawberries to eat this summer. Of course, the first ripe berry goes to Mr.
Scoakat; a reward for crafting the new (Improved!) strawberry cover.
