Sunday, May 16

Today I planted in the side bed that gets sun, tomato plants Rachael gave me almost a month ago. They were extremely leggy, and some of them did not make it. When I planted the ones still struggling to live, I had to dig deep holes because, according to what I read about planting tomatoes, you should bury the stem and leave only the leaves above ground. We found some tomato cages in the back under the large rhododendrons left by a former owner. They aren't the kind I like, but they will suffice.

About four o'clock, when the sun is no longer overhead, I'll plant the perennials that arrived from Park Seed earlier in the week. Have I mentioned how much I do not enjoy being on my knees putting plants into the ground? I know it is the cost of having a garden, so I do it. But is truly is not something I enjoy at my age. When I get up, my knees complain, sometimes loudly.