We finally got plants for our gardens on Saturday, May 21st. We've done mostly box gardening since we moved into our building in Kidder, at least for the vegetables. Last year, we didn't grow any veggies, and we missed it!
So, Rob and I went to Jamesport where the Amish have a pretty good-sized community. We like to get our plants at "Country Acres" outside of Jamesport. I didn't realize, until Saturday, that Rob had never been with me when I bought the plants before. He was completely overwhelmed, and pleased, at the varieties available, and the prices. Needless to say, we came home with many more than the 36 tomato plants and the 18 pepper plants we had planned to purchase!
We got all the boxes filled up with plants, including some basil and oregano. We even bought one 'Delicious' tomato plant that holds the record for one tomato over seven pounds! Here's hoping. We planted several flowers and ground covers, also. We have a long way to go, but the yard is looking great.
Rob finished mowing the lawn just as it began raining. Within 15 minutes, we were in a tornado watch! I prayed and prayed for our little plants (silly, you say?). The wind blew over 50 miles an hour, the hail beat down, and then it rained buckets! This morning, about two-thirds of our tomatoes were laying on their sides, but they're alive. Now, we look forward to watching them grow and produce.
