The weather has been dictating our work schedule lately. We’ve been trying to get our tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants transplanted but the rain and thunderstorms have cut some of that work short. As of today, they are finally all in the ground. It took an entire day to mulch our two tomato beds. Each bed is about 130′ long, and all the mulch had to be picked up with a pitch fork and loaded into a truck, driven over to the tomato beds, unloaded and spread down the rows. An entire day with a pitchfork in a hand! My arms never ached so much! (But I’m sure my biceps will be spectacular by the end of the summer 
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)We’re growing peppers and melons in the greenhouse this year. Planting in the greenhouse required using a broadfork–a large tool used to break up the soil in preparation for planting. In order to use a broadfork one must actually jump on the tool and rock it back and forth in the soil. It’s kind of like being a kid again! Who says farming is all work?
Using the broadfork before planting in the greenhouse
Today the rainy/stormy streak we’ve been seeing finally yeilded to the sun. All of this rain is making the weeds go crazy! Much of my time is being devoted to using the wheel hoe to try to curb the weed growth.
rainboots and an onion row needing weeding
The garden is starting to look good! Veggies are popping up everywhere!
Garden Veggies!
