More rain. We are having April in June.

That really is ok. We haven't had April showers in a number of years.



Even with all the rain, I have no muddy places.   These trees go "Slurrrpppp, slurp, slurp. Yumyumyum."

The "Sweet 100" tomato has set first fruit. Finaly got Epsom Salts and drenched the tomatoes with them. We'll see if that helps the yellowing lower leaves on the "Better Girl." From what I am seeing on these two potted tomatoes, I think there is sufficient sun to supply fresh tomatoes. Gonna start collecting materials for a couple of raised beds out by the road for a small veggie garden.

In the fwiw department, I notice that the kale I planted in pots is all doing ok, but the kale in the tallest pot is doing extremely well.   I planted a curly leafed Siberian green variety that is compact. My favorite kale is Red Russian. it is not compact and I don't know how well it might do in pots. I'll order seeds and try it out this fall. Since the raised bed space is going to be small, I figure I should grow stuff in pots that I can and conserve space in the garden bed for bush beans, zuccini, cukes, tomatoes, etc.

Probably won't have the beds in by Fall to plant them, but I'm starting to daydream about lilies.    Saw a lovely combo of Lady fern and Casa Blanca lilies in the White Flower Farm catalog a couple of years ago that I am wondering about.