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I missed your #43, glad I read thru the thread again. Yes, a tarp or very heavy plastic would work. Still have to get it up 5 steps to the porch. Oh well, if I can get it that far, I can pot outside, cover well and store beside the house.

I forgot the basil. Did I grow that, too? Can't remember, think I did. Once I discovered basil was the magic for Italian spaghetti, I was on a roll. Mint, I used to chew on it in neighbors' yards (it grows in odd places) as a kid. I would like some of that if only for a garnish and even if I am the only one to look at it.

The chives were old seed I got for 25 cents. Did I have to nick the coating? I think not. That was my redbud trees. I had over 20 little trees, very healthy, and did something wrong and lost them all repotting for the winter into pepsi bottles. Very sad. I get attached to my plants.

Here is the cart I just got from amazon but can't use their photo. I haven't given it the full grocery test yet and the top step I can barely get myself up it, will have to find a way around that. The cart will hold 50#, but the instructions when it came said 65#. I wouldn't put more than 50# in it.

I'm wondering if I could tip it all the way forward to the grass and slide something heavier into it, tip it back up carefully as weight shifts. Then get it out the same way only reverse. Remains to be seen if it can be done.

Last time we bought bags of stuff, we took it from the car, through the garage to the backyard, using a little cart.

Seems kind of silly to use a cart for such a short distance, but anything you can do to lessen the chance of that one wrong move that’ll foul up your back for weeks.

Thank you. Now I’m getting motivated about the garden this year. Now that el nino has arrived maybe we won’t have such strict rules about water.

This last time, I didn’t get anything. Usually we eat all summer out of the garden. Squash, spaghetti sauce, salsa, salad. It was depressing. I didn’t even bother lurking on the gardening thread, let alone posting.

FR has some truly awe inspiring gardeners. Justadumbblonde, tubebender, and of course jrandomfreeper(RIP).