Flip flop weather is here!

Wow what a weekend! Time to bust out the rainbow sandals from storage and head outside. The past few weeks I've worked on garden maintenance and the general layout of my vegetable garden. I'm going to break my own rule today (don't plant before Mother's Day) and start planting today. I know, we will come back down to reality next week but hey...its worth a shot...

Wall O Water

So now that I have the time, I'm trying out a new device in my garden this year, the "wall o water." Pretty simple, its a plastic circle that goes around your plants. You fill each chamber with water and it creates a tee pee effect. This keeps the plant warm to around 10 degrees, or so the box says. I've decided to test it out and planted my first tomato (cherry variety) today. This is crazy because the earliest I've ever planted a tomato is a few days before Mother's Day. Will it work? Time will tell. But I have two more to set up later this week and will report back on the results. If it does work, I should have tomatos in 60 days, not bad.

Eastern Red Bud Tree

So I have this barren corner on my property that I was not sure what I was going to do with it and then it hit me, plant a tree! The nice thing about planting a tree compared to flowers is the different heights you get as well as the texture in all seasons. So function and privacy, that's what I was looking for. I stumbled upon the Eastern Red Bud and I was sold...long lasting flowers, interesting shape, perfect for a small yard. I'm terrible with uploading photos, but I promise I will have some uploaded, including photos of this tree, hopefully in bloom.