Hazards of Gardening

Thought I would have to go to urgent care. In the Trader Joe's bag are sweet potato vine tubers from last season along with overwintered pelargoniums. No hope for the pelargoniums. Inside the other paper bag are roots and bulbs for lilies, hollyhocks, and liatris. I cut my finger on a metal closure on the hollyhock and sliced my finger. Hard to stop bleeding. Possibly needed sutures but didn't look deep enough to me. I applied pressure until it stopped bleeding then cleaned it and wrapped it in a bandage. Couldn't find my liquid band aid. Gardening can have it's hazards but I should have been more careful. The weather was beautiful today down from 91 degrees for the past 2 days. Too soon for that kind of weather. Pulled the tulips from the sun porch and cleaned up some. Time for some summer annuals for out front. Cold front next week. I think they'll be okay if I buy and plant them. I know what people say. Wait until Mother's Day.

The view from my seat. Sat there for hours enjoying the weather, breeze, blue sky with puffy clouds, and bird song. Didn't want to go in. Made time to read a few pages of my gardening novel.

The first salad from my container garden. So fresh and good.

Summer Weather

Bulbs that need to be planted after the foliage dies.

Two blooms looked like they were taken off over night. I forgot to put the frost cloth back on. There was evidence of critters digging also.

Flower seedlings are growing. Critter was digging.

The pollen has arrived and also the canopy from the trees over the yard.

Before they die.

The heads on the red tulips are huge about 3 times the size of other tulips.

Almost finished blooming. I really enjoyed them this season. Every thing has been extra special since I retired.

Will also miss the pansies once the weather heats up and stays.

Allium

Time to start eating the lettuce. The magic that a tiny seed can end in edible food that you've grown yourself.

Pansies need some water.

Tomatoes Planted

Tulips today.

Tomato seedlings planted. One patio tomato actually has blooms. The tree canopy won't allow me to grow much in my yard but I can harvest a few tomatoes during the summer and my lettuce is getting fuller every time I check on it. May be able to have a salad in May.

Sowed these flower seeds a few weeks ago to see if any will make it in dappled shade.

Patio tomato with blooms. Forgot I have 4-5 more tomatoes but they are supposed to stay supper small and are recommended for growing on a window seal. I'll keep them under my plant light and see if they'll make it over winter. It would be nice to have my own grown fresh tomatoes over the winter.

Tomato seedlings before planting. They did well this season. Won't have to buy any.

Lettuce seeds I sprinkled a few weeks ago are also doing well. Can't wait to eat some.

Would love to take the frost cloth off but the squirrels would tear up everything. No bird food until fall and I hope they stay out the yard.

It'll be sad when the tulips go.