I've had several days off in a row this week, so I spent most of it in the garden. I decided to put the tomatoes and squash in a different part of the garden this year so they can grow without taking over my sfg squares. So Saturday I planted corn and peppers in my new raised bed, but the tomatoes went out in the newly tilled area.
I bought two plants from the Fullerton Arboretum. I missed the sale this year so all they had left were tomatoes, all the peppers and eggplant were gone. I did find one of my favorites, though. Ibiis is the plant that produces yellow cherry tomatoes that we enjoyed so much last year. I was not good to keep it in control so it took over the world, but this year I fully intend to maintain a normal sized plant. We'll see how that goes. The other tomato plant is a beefsteak variety. I love large tomatoes with lots of flavor for my sandwiches.
Then I went to Walmart. They had a good variety of vegetable plants there, so I bought 3 colors of bell pepper and one more tomato plant. I really wanted to buy more vegies, but decided to hold off for a bit until I could make some good decisions. The plants look healthy. I am not convinced that Walmart can sell great plants, so it's kind of an experiment.
I have today off, too. 5 in a row, pretty crazy, right? I will spend most of it in the garden again. Life is good!
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