We started the summer garden this weekend! It's later than most people put their gardens in around here, but a week earlier than last year, when we still had a light frost a week after planting the tomatoes. We seem to be in an odd micro-climate that gets much colder than other places. The winter temperatures are closer to that of Monticello, near Georgia, than anywhere close by.
We put in 236 tomato plants, 25 tomatillos and ground cherries and 93 peppers and eggplants, and a bunch of different kinds of basil. I didn't mean for there to be quite so many. Last year we only had a single double row of all of those combined. I only actually started five of each variety, but because the seeds were so old, I started two in each pot, just to be sure we would get one. Most of them sprouted, and I didn't pinch off the extra ones like you're supposed to, because they looked so little and hopeful. I had planted them on opposite sides, so it was easy to separate them when I transplanted them. Most of them look like they are doing well. A few of them didn't like being separated, but they were the runty little ones, anyway.
I've had a tricky time fitting everything into my garden plan as well as rotating things to places they haven't been for three years. These were the best spots for the Solanaceous plants. Next weekend we put in the cucurbits--the melons, watermelons, squash, pumpkins and cucumbers. I know it doesn't look like much yet, but it's a start!
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