Currently Pissing Me Off

When I make a salad and go to the refrigerator:



I don't want to find only the REMNANTS of my last batch of balsamic vinaigrette .

When I go to the pantry for a snack:

I don't want to find THREE boxes of the SAME open snacks.

When I reach for a piece of chocolate :



I don't want to find someone has eaten all the dark chocolates leaving only the stupid peanut ones.

On the PLUS side - the tomatoes are coming in!



Only the cherry tomatoes, but I'll take what I can get!

Segue – Real Casual Like

So I mentioned that my gardens are not over run with vermin because of my awesome predator situation right? Ahem…so anyway check this shit out!

Green beans! Yeah, I don't see any yet either, what do you think that means?

I planted two kinds of cucumbers: slicing and pickling.


This is one of the "slicers"; appears to be about 9 or ten inches long. Should I pick it yet?



I know he's not mature, but look at that lettuce down below.



I can not WAIT for the tomatoes to be ready. I have six varieties going!



I also threw some carrot seeds in the ground. How will I know when THEY'RE ready to harvest?



God god, I know a lot about flower gardening but vegetables? Another story entirely!

Salad Days

Last fall I plotted out a new bed for vegetables. After much prep work this spring I'm pleased the results. Room for six tomato plants!


I have lettuce at various stages; this needs to be thinned


I've never grown cucumbers before - so far so good.


The Romain has done beautifully!


I picked a head last night.



Not much washing needed if you grow it without chemical aid!



I made a nice Caesar salad - delicious!

The Waiting Game

I have tomato and cucumber transplants in the sun room hardening off. I've been leaving the windows open at night to adjust them to the cold and taking them outside for a few hours of direct sunlight (when we've had it!) to get them ready to plant.
I'm expecting some heirloom tomato transplants from a co-worker of The Saint's any day now and I'll do the same with them.

While not a good trait for a gardener, I am, by nature, an impatient person. The rain and cool weather we’ve been experiencing is killing me. If there is a window of opportunity to plant this weekend; weather forecast be damned I'm going for it!