IT MUST BE PLANTIN' TIME.....THERE IS PEAT MOSS IN MY NOSE!

Here is a shot of my vegetable garden after planting the tomatoes and peppers. the zuchinni at the garden center was "kissed" by frost so I will have to go back for that, but the other plants looked good and healthy. I always get the smallest plants. I enjoy watching them grow and I think they adjust better if they are small. As usual a Spring hazard is peat moss in my nose---on my clothes---in my shoes
just about everywhere! I use quite a bit of it over the growing season. It really helps to loosen the "Bawlmer" clay soil!

IT'S EASY BEING GREEN!.....

This week we switched from BGE to Washington Gas & Energy Services to provide our electric service. 50% of the power generated by WGES comes from wind turbines. The more we support the companies working to provide clean energy
the more it will be practical for others to follow in their footsteps.

The demand for energy will only become greater. Without the use of alternative
sources of power our land, water and skies will only become more polluted. We
estimate a savings of about 25.00 a year by switching, but the eventual benefits
to the environment.........priceless.

If you would like to check them out: wges.com

MORE FROM LAST YEAR.....

I guess bees don't get up with
the birds. This little guy was
still asleep at noon!









Here are two butterflies getting to
know each other!

CHEER UP THE GROUCHY GARDENER....

Well, now that I have "ranted about the rain"
I decided to cheer myself up with posting some
photos of "gardens past"......

Here are some of the first "Dad Garden".
The zinnias grew really well and butterflies were
frequent visitors.
This is a birdbath my Grandfather made. The
ceramic frog didn't faze the birds. They just
jumped in for a quick dip or a drink.

You can see the four o'clocks in the background.
My Mom grew lots of these when I was a kid.
It always amazed me that they could tell time!

RAIN RAIN GO AWAY!........

Will it ever stop raining? They said that March was the driest on record here in Baltimore, but April more than made up for it, and if the forecast holds true, we will have rain each day the first week of May! It makes me appreciate last year! It
was the most perfect Spring we had in years. Nearly all my gardens were in by now including the vegetable garden.
As they say here in Baltimore, "If you don't like the weather, just wait a minute!".
I know "this week will pass" and I will be able to divide the perennials and get the
vegetable garden in. We may have a really dry summer so all this rain will then be
"a good thing", BUT I STILL WISH THIS RAIN WOULD GO AWAY!