Back from Florida!

My transplants are just where I left them, for the most part! With the exception of one wilted cucumber plant and two pumpkin transplants that vanished without a trace. The act of the vanishing pumpkin plants really is peculiar. I planted four and they appeared equally hardy. . .but so goes the way of nature.

Today has been the first sunny day here in Maryland in nearly two weeks and I took full advantage by getting into the garden and doing some more transplanting and light weeding. I have serious doubts that the spinach and lettuce will survive the high summer temperatures, but I put a few of them in the ground anyway. I also transplanted two more zucchini plants, three more tomatoes and some cabbage.

I planted some new seeds I picked up in Florida, too- peas, oregano and cilantro. Those should sprout real quick. The peas and oregano that I planted at my parents' home in Florida germinated in just 48 hours.

The seedlings I left indoors while I was gone also fared well under the care of my aunt. The plants that grew the most were there lettuce, zucchini, and tomatoes.

The only duds of this entire endeavor has been the dill, which I planted weeks and weeks ago and has shown no interest in sprouting. The mint I planted outside of the mini green house hasn't done well either. Although, the mint seeds I grew in the greenhoused peat pellets are still growing strong. Tiny, but strong.

Storms should roll through town again tomorrow, we'll see how the new transplants do and I'll get a pic up of them real soon.