Today's Photos

Garden Overview (the garlic plants wilted a little after transplanting, hose in distance): Garlic (hopefully will bloom in June) & space for flowers (perhaps sunflowers & zinnias): Tomatoes (rainbow blend, La Roma, & Better Boy) & Peppers (lady bell, red, & green): Onions & Habanero Peppers (in distance) with weeds (mulch needed around Habaneros): Potatoes (red pontiac plants in the distance and yukon gold plants in the closer part): Space for squash, cucumbers, pumpkins, etc with hose in the corner:

This evening I planted the 6 Better Boy tomato plants, 2 basil plants, 6 green pepper plants, 6 red pepper plants, 6 lady bell pepper plants, and 6 habanero pepper plants that I purchased from the Scott Key Center on May 6th. I used an oscillating sprinkler to water them after planting.

This evening I planted the 4 rainbow blend tomato plants, 4 La Roma tomato plants, 8 green pepper plants, and 6 basil plants that I purchased from the Walkersville H.S. FFA Club on May 4th. I used the hose to water them just after planting.

Today I mulched 6 more sections of the garden plot.

Today at lunch I went to the Scott Key Center and bought a flat of veggies for $15.90. The flat included a 6-pack of Better Boy tomaotes, 2 basil plants, and 4 6-packs of peppers (green peppers, red peppers, lady bell peppers, and habanero peppers).

Today I bought plants from the Walkersville H.S. FFA Club. I bought 6 Italian basil plants ($1 each), 4 rainbow blend tomato plants ($1 each), a 4-pack of La Roma tomato plants ($2), 2 4-packs of California Wonder sweet green peppers ($2 each) for a total of $16.

Today I brought hoses to the garden plot and tested the water system. Two hoses from home were enough to reach my plot. The onions have emerged, but the potatoes aren't up yet. One website (http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/homegardening/scenec6be.html) estimates 14-28 days for potatoes to emerge, depending on soil temperature. My potatoes were planted on April 17th, so hopefully they'll emerge in the next 10 days.