Gardening?

Anyone who knows me a little bit, knows I am no gardener. I want to be one....desperately. In my zeal to be a gardener, Sweetheart gave me a piece of land behind the garage. It measures 14' 3" by 3' 10". Very long and narrow. A difficult plot to garden. I have repeatedly asked him to extend my garden. Imagine my thrill when he came home from his mom's house and had a rototiller in the back of the van. I was CERTAIN he was going to extend my garden out. No. Such. Luck. Why is he so hard on this? Well, because, like I said, I am not good at it. He did make me a deal. If I tend this little plot of land and do well at it, he will extend the garden NEXT year. You see, he ends up out there weeding and caring for it because, frankly, I lose interest. I know, I know...I've heard it all from him! So this year I am going to prove myself. I planted all my plants yesterday.

2 Better Boy Tomato plants, 1 Grape Tomato plant.....I thought I bought BIG boy, but read the tag wrong. Now I don't have a clue what a "Better Boy" is....

I also planted a cucumber plant. And 2 Bell Pepper plantsLet me say, when I started, that soil was so dry and hot, it was like sand. I gave it a really good soaking. I decided to wait until this morning to plant the seeds I bought, because the soaking may have washed the seeds away. I was glad I waited. This morning that moist soil was full of big fat earth worms. Perfect!! I let them know I was grateful they came to do their job! I planted 2 three foot long rows of lettuce..........and 2 rows of onions. I could not find onion sets ANYWHERE. I guess I was too late.So it is all in and ready to deliver some wonderful salads to our dinner table this summer.What will I get if I take care of it properly and become a REAL gardener???Sweetheart will extend the garden out to where the lattice ends.....that will make my garden 14' 3" by 10' 10". BIG difference. I am already planning it all out. I know I will want a raspberry bush in there!!!

Other than that, I am staying inside. It has been record breaking heat here the last couple of days. I am doing laundry and hand quilting this afternoon. I was able to sit out on the back deck and read my Bible with a cup of coffee before it got too bad out there. I love Proverbs....you just know God has some wit about Him. Sassy is staying cool too. She sits at the window when we are all outside and meows.....I am not sure any noise comes out, because she does her "silent cry" when she wants something. Full fledged meow, but no sound.She is such a dolly. For someone who is not a "cat person" I sure am crazy about her!

Thanks for visiting. I am off to switch the laundry around and grab my quilting!