Tomato and Pepper Seedlings

Every year I promise myself that I am just going to stop with two or three six-packs of seedlings for my garden. This year in particular. I have a very busy summer ahead of me, and the last thing I need is to be swimming in produce.

That was all well and good until I got to the nursery.

The Early Girl tomatoes, which are my favorite because they are so hardy and disease resistant, didn’t actually look all that good. They were a little leggy and overgrown for their small containers. So I threw some Celebrity and Better Boy seedlings into my little collection on the tray. I did hold myself down to one pack of peppers: Jalapenos! A person can only use so many.

Too many seedlings in light of my original plan, but oh well.



During lunch today, I ran over to RiteAid to grab a few things. And doncha know, they had BEAUTIFUL Early Girl seedlings there. Oh well, throw two six-packs in the basket. Just in case the other ones don’t work out.

I will have to sneak out at dawn this next weekend and get these puppies in the ground.



Meanwhile, more daffodils are blooming.



And the neighbor’s cat has decided that she likes me and my garden very much. Interestingly enough, my cats don’t mind her. I don’t know what her name might be, but it is Amber while she is in my garden because her eyes are amber. This is beginning to remind me of a fellow blogger’s story about a cat who insisted upon adopting her. Suzanne called him NOT MY CAT. He actually ended up being her cat, and a real sweetie.