Thanks, Climate Change

It has been a mild winter... until now. Last week seemed like early spring weather, and now we have a winter storm warning for this week. In the meantime, I ordered some seeds and started a few plants indoors. Since we've had such a problem with squash bugs, I have to take a few seasons off and hope that the squash bugs will disappear. I've decided to plant a few kinds of eggplant and some sweet corn instead. The sweet corn is called Blue Jade, and it's a smaller kind so we should have enough room for it. The eggplant types are Pingtung Long, which I've planted for several years, and two new ones: Listada de Gandia and Casper. I also bought a type of Japanese climbing cucumber, good for pickling and fresh eating, as well as a bird/butterfly flower mix for the front yard.

Last weekend, I started some herb seeds as well as the eggplant and Cherokee Purple tomatoes. The thyme, basil, and chives have come up already, as well as one Casper and one Listada de Gandia.