Beginning to see germination

Several of the tomato seeds have germinated- one week after planting, right on schedule.

It's Valentine's day...

Not too early to start thinking about the garden. Going to concentrate on heritage tomatoes in the main garden area- I planted seeds yesterday inside in peat pots and soil from "Cherokee Purple" and "Arkansas Traveler", both obtained as free samples at the Yard and Garden Show. Also, parenthetically, planted some persimmon seed from fruit Vince gave us a few months ago-- seeds have been outside exposed to freezing temps. Let's see how they do

No beets...

... at least, not in the main garden. Whatever plagued me last spring is still there- beets sprout and then "something" eats the new leaves off. I still have a faint hope for the ones in the large pot on the side.

Raked up the soil where the beets were and a few bald spots in the rows of greens and scattered in more turnip seeds.

Had about a half inch of badly needed rain last night. Fall is officially here but today was the first day of less-than- 95 degree highs we have had in about a month. At 3:30PM it's 81 degrees.

More beets

Having a hot end of summer stretch- dry and temps in the 90's. Planted a few more beets because they came up spotty- also planted them in the big black planter just because I had some left that had been soaked. Did all that on Monday Sept 13.

Watering every day.

Germination!

Amazed that the mustard and turnips germinated in 48 hrs; saw them on Tuesday morning 9/7. - already thinning them. Beets also up as of today. Very fast indeed.

Had a little rain Tuesday and Wednesday, about 1/2 inch. Weather a little warmer, high in the mid 90's. Tropical storm Hermine did not bring us any rain, but flooded Texas.

Labor Day Weekend

Planted a long row of pink-top turnips and a long row of mustard greens on Saturday Sept 4, and planted 2 short rows of beets - after soaking seeds overnight- on Sunday (today) Sept 5.

Still have 3 or 4 eggplant plants and some bell pepper plants left from the summer garden. We'll see if they do anything.

Beautiful fall-like weekend, lows in 50s highs in 80's, clear. We do need some rain.

Finishing up

Not much to say. Beans are about done, as are peppers. Tomatoes and Eggplant still making. Birds are wreaking havoc on the tomatoes, having to pick them kind of green. Haven't harvested any eggplant yet.

Another 100 degree day today, no rain in past week to 10 days.