As part of Bethany's science she grew some plants from seeds and we finally got them stuck in the ground last week. It seems a bit weird that its so cold in KY and we are still sweating every day, feeling the sun beat down, and working in the yard. That is how we roll here.Each of the kids actually had a pot: Bethany--cucumbers, Hudson--tomatoes, Caleb--chili peppers. Selecting the spot was tough. Most of the yard doesn't drain well and the soil is just like KY, a hard clay that actually bent my junky garden trowel!
The other big concern was the fence. You see, I wanted the plants close to the fence to help with staking them but we use the fence to hang our clothes on (they dry much faster on the fence than our fancy drying rack).
Finally we settled on the corner since there is a "volunteer" tree just on the other side that has a bunch of thorns but not much in the way of leaves. The tree inhibits laundry but not the sun.
Hope it makes you feel better about your cold weather to see us sweating in our shorts in December :-)!!
3 comments:
I think you should remove the surrounding grass and weeds, so they don't crowd out the plants, but I'm from the big city, so what do I know?
Maybe you guys are like Johnny Appleseed...only Caleb Pepper Seed, Bethany Pickle Planter, and
Hudson the Tomato Kid. Plant those seeds...LLL Re
ps You won't be sweating here...LOL
It's cold & windy...can't wait to see you guys...LLL RE
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