[Sarajevo]

78° here in the Texas Hill Country. We had a pleasant surprise with 1¼" inch of rain a couple days ago. It may not seem like much, but for an area that has been drought stricken for a couple years, it was a deluge.
The plants in the hoophouse and the stonefruit trees sure loved it!

Here we have a mixed bed of cabbage and sweet pepper plants. Also a bit of catnip for our furry friends:

This shot shows the collards, onion, lettuce on the right; cabbage, a couple tomato plants, and more onion on the left. At the far end is the potato bed:

Yes, that is carpeting between the rows. A neighbor redid her floors with linoleum, and we scavenged the carpet as a weed blocker. We tried cedar mulch and row cloth last year, but the weeds would grow through it.

We're going to plant a lot of tomato and more okra this year. I'll post those pics when I get rid of the durned 'possum that keeps messing the beds.

[JRandomFreeper]

Catnip loves this time of year. Both of my catz are sleeping off hangovers from my little present to them this morning. ;)

/johnny

[tflabo]

I live here in suburban DFW and just starting again to grow a little garden. Back in the 70’s in NY I had a green thumb. Now they must be brown because I have lots of trouble growing plants and veggies. I need to be a student in your class there professor green leaves.

[greeneyes]

Glad to hear you got some rain. Thanks for the pics. Your garden is looking good.

[trisham]

Nice looking soil, and amazing workmanship in those raised beds!

[Silentgypsy]

Thanks for posting the photos!

[tillacum]

I’m going to put out the word in our little town about carpet ground cover for our Community Garden. All of the rows and raised gardens are taken...isn’t that just GREAT?
Four men today helped the kids plant the veggies and watermelons. The kids were so busy, the men showed them how to dig the hole, put the plants into it, then water the little plants. The “firm” gentleness they showed the kids was heartening to see. The little ones were around 6/7/8 years old, with a couple of older ones and of course their supervisor.
The kids were busy little bees, no running in the garden, walking up and down the paths, just like their instructors. One fellow even began an herb garden and told the 4 children how each herb was used to flavor food. It was nice.

[TEXOKIE]

Love your garden/greenhouse set-up! Thanks for the pics!