The broom is in full bloom! I've uploaded new pictures of it into the image gallery. I finally got it to stand up - at least for the time being. I was trying to use bamboo sticks, but they would just end up bending and the broom would be laying across the path the next day or so. So I found an old small but sturdy trellis in the back shed that I stuck in the ground and attached the broom to. Hopefully that will hold it up.

In other news, I planted lots of more seeds outside yesterday: edamame, red noodle long beans, cucumbers, and some more lettuce. The potatoes are starting to come up, and as it turns out I missed a few in the bed that I grew the potatoes in last year ( the bed that will be the tomatoes this year ) and they were popping up as well. So I moved them over to the potato bed. It looks like my carrots are starting to come up too.

I also broke out the weed-wacker and went to town on the weeds getting a start in the back yard. I'm determined to keep them at bay this year. Hehe. We'll see.

I also transplanted more of my seedlings into bigger pots. Mainly tomatoes and peppers. I'm getting worried about my tomatillo's though. I only have 1 (out of the 6 seeds that I planted! (well, the cats did eat one...)) that is doing well, and I have 1 that is so sad and tiny. I'm giving it some TLC in hopes it will do OK, but it may not. I think I need at least 2 of them to get fruit, so I'm hoping for the best. Anyone know where I can pick up a live tomatillo plant?

What else... hmmm. Oh yeah, what I thought was my Zulu Prince daisy was just a plain old daisy-like weed. Doh. Oh well. Oh! I had my first salad from the garden yesterday. I picked some of the mesculin mix from one of the Ikea planters that I have in the back yard. It was yummy. Nothing like freshly picked salad greens.