Continuing with the SWC gardening, I'd decided to try some unusual veggies this year, some of which are heirlooms that you can't find at Lowes. In order to make that happen, you gotta start your plants indoors and that requires some work as well...even temps of around 80 degrees and a light source. I once again re-purposed some things I had lying around, specifically deck railing wood and a 4' fluorescent shop light w/bulbs. It's too ugly a contraption to take a picture of so I'm not going to post a pic. The intent is to get a head start on the weather so crops can mature quicker and produce longer before the intense heat here curbs the production.
I'll tell you a secret as well. That fuddy-duddy preacher next door always produces an awesome garden every year. It will give me a small guilty pleasure to see him staring at my most-awesome SWC garden with envy. I might have a lemonade and a great big smile on my face sitting on the deck as he slaves away to make his perfect little garden he does every year...with his 3 acre lot farmed with a huge Kabota tractor w/every known attachment known to man...and his oversized zero-turn lawn mower, and his 4-wheeler that he rides to the garden that's only 150 feet away...whew, where was I going with that one? LOL. Ok, don't tell anyone I said that, ok.
So, today, I planted several varieties including a large bell pepper for stuffing, a sweet spicy stuffing/salad pepper, a sweet grilling pepper, an asian Egglant, my dependable Arkansas Traveler tomato, and an heirloom purple tomato. In about 3-4 weeks, I'll start the melons, squash, and cucumber seeds indoors as well as plant the spinach and lettuce outdoors.
Update:
The rain capture barrels worked perfectly first time. That's unheard of for me. Usually, the little projects I work on take some adjustments.
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