The evening temperatures are still cooler than we'd like. It would be great if we were camping, but we are not.
Woke up to 38 F degrees this morning. Way too cold for much of anything in the garden. I'll be out to check on my tomato plants (there are a lot of them, so I am concerned).
Yesterday, the last day of May, I thought I picked the last asparagus from the garden.
I then found another one while out working on the garden. I don't see anymore new shoots, so this should be the end of asparagus this year.
On a good note, the garden fence is up. It's not perfect, but it looks good. The remainder plants will not be planted until these cold nights warm up, and I am even hesitant to drop any seeds just yet. It's been a very strange May this year.
I planted some chamomile seeds, not realizing we'd have another night of very cold weather. I also have already planted two types of radish seeds, two types of swiss chard seeds, and a some Russian Red Kale seeds.
My hands are cut up and dry. I have not acclimated to garden work yet this year. I can tell you I'm already in a fight with the 200+foot garden hose too. It has to be pulled back to the house on mowing days, and my luck, the minute I pull that hose all the way out to the garden, I have to turn around and pull it all back.
Putting in the garden is also a frustrating time with housework, and meals. It is so hard to find a balance with cooking/making a proper meal, keeping up with everything indoors, and getting the outdoor work done all at the same time. My house is a hot mess right now.
I am using anything and everything I have for repairing my dry hands, so crochet work is at a halt right now. I am too tired to do much of anything by evening, but wash my face and crawl into bed. I have easily forgotten how much energy you need for this amount of garden work (especially with not much help this year).
I sure hope this is the last cold spurt we have, now that it's June 1st.
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Blessings and hugs,
Betsy