Spring has come to Florida! Well, it’s been here a while, but I finally got to work and took advantage of the frostless days and started my annual attempt at growing things. I have a notorious brown thumb, but it never keeps me from trying.
Several years ago my husband built me two raised planters, and last year he enclosed them with hardware cloth and roof netting. Having done that, I could no longer blame squirrels and birds on any crop failures.
Bygones…
The first order of business was to weed the planters. Hershey, Lab digger extraordinaire, helped, making the process go that much faster.
She also unearthed a new friend… I’m going to keep him and call him George.
I’ve only set out a few new veggies – a few toms, a couple jalapeños, and cilantro – I plan to plant some zucchinis and maybe some okra. My friend Vidya has promised me some recipes for dishes other than fried okra or gumbo. I may also put in a cucumber vine for Heather. In the other planter, I have Thai and sweet basil, Rosemary and citrus mint. I want to also put in sage and thyme.
Poor Scruffy watched longingly at the window while Hershey and I dug in the dirt. I think he really wanted to play with George.
Thin spiral notebook 
I’m curious to see how your zucchini does. I’d been wanting to grow our own for a while so we tried it last year and it went crazy!
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I am so jealous of your gardens, and even more excited that you are going to plant me a cucumber vine 😉 Poor Scruff! Let the cat out to play! 🙂
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I LOVE your little enclosed bed. We have the raised bed. That would be a brilliant way for us to protect it. I also have a brown thumb, though, so we shall see what emerges.
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