It was a beautiful weekend in Atlanta -- 80s and as long as you weren't in the sun, very comfortable. I took advantage with two afternoons in the hammock, enjoying an Elizabeth George novel. Also took some pics of this year's garden, including the tomatoes. I got the tomatoes in about a full month before last year, so the plants are big, and most of them have fruit -- this year's crop includes Celebrity, Kellogg's Breakfast, Husky Cherry, Yellow Pear, Early Girl, and one whose name I forget. Planted either one or two to a 10 gallon rubbermaid bin, using either Pike's container mix or Miracle Grow vegetable mix. I mixed tomato tone in at the time of planting and mulched all of them generously. This weekend we got some aged chicken manure to make manure tea and Alan's car was quite odorous!
I also planted collards, most of which fell prey to larvae of the diamondback moth, spinach and cilantro from seed (not successful), potatoes, and a watermelon. Oh, and Alan brought home some lettuce seedlings that did very well, especially in soil amended with compost. And it was delicious.
Here are some pictures, the first from the start of the garden and the others from today.
Full set of pictures on flickr.
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