I did it!

 I finally made the decision to permanently plant a few of my favorite roses in a dedicated space. Yesterday, I got the area ready. I dug up my lemon verbena and limelight sage. I put them both in nursey pots so that I can find them a good home later.



The blueberries are ripening by the minute. I picked a cupful yesterday and today. The mulberries are also ready to be picked. We got a handful! I fed some to my bearded dragon at home. I pulled the devil grass around the bush and spread some fertilizer for acid-loving plants. It already had all the coffee grounds mixed into the soil from my previous visit. I really don't want to buy soil conditioner that makes your soil acidic. It can get really expensive. So I try to use what I have at home.

I put in my three tomato plants yesterday. The girls and I went to a tomato lecture with Steve Goto at Anawalt. It was very informative. I think I will try some of the techniques that were discussed. Every year, I grow Big Rainbow. It is such a beautiful tomato. A yellow tomato with red and pink streaks inside as it ripens. I planted two of those and one Aunt Ruby's German Green. They both produce beautiful tomatoes that are juicy and not mealy. One tomato can easily weigh a pound. Hopefully, I will able to neglect them this summer and the blight does not hit the tomatoes too hard like it did last year.

The leeks are coming along near the blackberry bush that I have in the pot. I trimmed my rosemary so that the other plants don't get shaded. Who knows what the berries will taste like. The leek seedling were so sad looking a few months back but now the stalks are getting thicker. Leeks are always great in a garden. The cress started to flower so I took a portion of it out. We cut down most of the kale plants and mulched heavily around the zucchini seedlings. The cutworms have done their ugly deed. most of the seedling were missing their tops. What are my plans for my next gardening session? I am going to figure out how to make rose growing more manageable. Also, I really want to make my the soil in my plot just right so I don't have to disturb it too much.