Rain Day

I got sent home from work today because of rain. Then it turned into a pretty nice day for a couple hours; now it's all doom and gloom again.
So I gardened.

This wont be a long winded post.  I'm looking after the baby tonight to let Tammy off the hook. We are staying home to watch a movie but every cry, feeding and diaper is mine till bedtime.

I've been obsessing over plant related activities lately. I think its really important and this is the season to start it all. After this its water and wait.

I've got a lot of tomato's this year.
This is a La Roma 3 I'm growing in a container. I made a bamboo trellis.
I have made 2 of these so far and am getting the knack for it. I'll post a how too some time.






I also made some small raised bed's for a grape plant as well as a lower area for contained invasive plants (in this case Peppermint and Spearmint).

I am going to need two of these to go at the east side of the hop beds.
This will allow me to grow the grapes on the same trellis as the hops.
This box cost about $5 in materials.

The hop beds are beginning to take shape...

I started out digging a 1 foot deep hole and filling it in with good quality soil.

 


Then I hammered in some cedar shingles to make a border.

Followed up with mulching it up with 'sunset red' cedar chips.

:)

 I'm really hoping it keeps the cats from using it as a toilet. Also the mulch will keep the dirt moist for the hops.

I don't know why I went with red. I guess because it compliments the green of the plants.

Chives have flowered next to the catnip.
Catnip attracts bees and butterflies so it's good to have near stuff you need pollinated. It also keeps certain insects away.
I haven't seen the neighbours cats near it; or around much t all since I got better with the sling shot.
Heh.

More to come as it gets done.