Whoooooweeee, I'm tired. Tilled up 6 rows (3 passes each) and planted corn, butterbeans, carrots and onions. Yeah, I know the carrots and onions should have gone in two months ago, but I didn't get to it, okay? I don't know why I bothered planting the carrots, since not one of the two million carrot seeds I have planted in my garden in the past few years has germinated. I don't know why I bothered with the corn, either, since the raccoons push it over every year as soon as the cobs begin to grow kernels. But one continues to hope....
I am not having a zillion tomato plants this year, like I usually do. Today, I set out 4 Arkansas Travelers, 2 Mr. Stripeys, and one "Mortgage Lifters." We do have a bunch of volunteer Roma tomatoes that I will probably transplant to finish filling out one tomato row. But that's it. No more. I promise.
Peppers - cayenne, jalapeno, and a long, sweet pepper (can't recall the name). Need a couple more.
I'm going to try companion planting this year - green beans and squash with the corn. I suppose the corn will need to sprout, first, and get established, before the beans and squash go in. The theory is that the beans can use the corn stalks for support, and the squash provides ground cover for weed and moisture control. I'll let you know how it works.
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