There weren’t many April showers and the May flowers came early, followed by some pretty cold days, including one day where frost did some damage to my potato leaves. Now, on May 4th, the weather is starting to show real spring, in terms of warmer days and warmer nights. As a result I put out 13 tomato plants so far and prepared the garden for more tomatoes, cucumbers and, hopefully, a location for beans. I also cleared off an area for gladiolus bulbs (75 of them) that I hope to plant in the next day or two.

Some of the onions need to be weeded and there are still areas that need a proper clean out of weeds and Bermuda grass. I am hoping the new Ego cultivator will help in that process.

I started some cucumbers and pickles, let them almost dry out and decided I will start some more. They are delicate and can die quickly. I also have another round of tomatoes coming up and I tried the trick of separating doubles, pulling out the smaller seedling and using a chopstick to plant in another tray. This is done before the true leaves come about. It will be interesting to see how they manage. They looked just fine today.