Nice for the last several days. Well, above freezing in the forties or low fifties overnight and in the sixties and low seventies during the day.
I know, where are the photos? I will have some up over the weekend.
The hummingbird has shown up although last year we had several by the end of May. One of the orioles is back to steal from the sugar water feeder, as well. Hummer season is May 1st through Labor Day weekend. You are supposed to pull the feeders after Labor Day so the little goobers will fly south when they are supposed to.
Hubby and I got the compost mountain spread over the new North Veggie Garden section. Hubby then rototilled it all in. Let the melons begin officially on May 15th. The whole areas is bone dry so I am watering the veggie garden to try to keep that compost decaying into the dirt.
The peas are coming up and so are the rads and the beets. The finger potatoes are starting to come up but the German butter and Red Sotos are still trying to reach the sunlight. The row filled in, as usual, when we had a couple of windy days so they are planted deeper than I like to start them but since that happens almost every year, I am pretty sure we will have plenty of potatoes.
The onions and garlic are growing like gang busters but the carrots are having a hard time. Need to start some more, I think.
The irises are starting to bloom with the standard purple ones coming on first and now the yellow ones. Wonder who will be next of the irises to bloom. Easy to care for and pretty. I have quite a few irises in the yard.
We took little Wiseguy out carting for the first time yesterday. He did great and tried really hard. The street is dirt and it goes a little more uphill than I thought. It also has quite a bit of sand on it this year. The little guy had a bit of a hard time pulling me so we definitely walked up the hill and through the sand. We went maybe half a mile up and half a mile back. Next time we will be sure to go the easier route so he can trot more. He likes trotting.
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