Planting

The ritual of planting the summer crops has a certain comfort. I plant the same seedlings each year, at about the same time. These are the summer crops. Tomatoes, cucumbers and squash are planted right away but waiting to plant eggplant and peppers is a function of a small garden; the peas must finish first to free the bed for these extra tender seedlings. In this climate waiting serves a purpose as the night temperatures will have warmed enough to (hopefully) assure success to those particularly cold-sensitive plants. This year provided an additional bonus – rain after transplanting. I would have hoped for warmer temperatures, but the blessed rain for new transplants cannot be better. Life is good.