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Better Late than Never






So, I'm a few weeks behind, but I finally got my original garden area (mostly) planted.  I've left some space for the piri piri peppers when they're big enough and I'm sure there'll be some other little spaces to fill in as I go.  I've left some wilderness over on the right side, where I'm planning to put some beans and squash soon.  All of the poles and cages indicate tomato locations (about 30 so far).  I've also put out 7 cayenne seedlings.  Amongst all of these veggies I've sown a mix of salads and herbs.  So far, I'm definitely seeing plenty of bok choy, arugula, borage, dill and lambsquarters come up.  I'm also seeing some cilantro and something that may or may not be cumin.  No calendula or nigella yet, but they're still going strong in my side yard.

Now that most of the planting is done out back, I have lots of weeding and thinning ahead of me.  I've also broken ground in the side yard.  As I mentioned, there are some flowers left that either survived the winter or have reseeded, but I'm looking to put quite a few veggies in there.  I have more pepper and tomato seedlings in my flat that need to go out soon.  I'm also going to be planting okra, squash, sunflowers and amaranth.