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My maters, peppers and marigolds are getting kicked out of the house tomorrow afternoon and going in the ground. Rain coming after that to really settle them in.

Got my biggest tomato plant put in a few days ago. It was 3-4 inches taller than the rest and made it impossible to have the grow light low enough for the rest so out it went. Only a week away from last frost date and the lowest temp in the 7 day forecast is two nights at 50 degrees. Days are all 70-75.

The AG research station down the road says avg soil temps are 61 but I've been reading 63-64 on the North, shaded side of the house. They're in a valley and air temps can be 15 degrees lower than us in the mornings even though they're only 6-8 miles away.

I want to get back to just the two 2 foot grow lights. Right now I've got a 4 foot LED shop light and LED bulb in a brooder reflector I'm also using but I need both back in the shop. Got a Rochester Quadrajet carburetor to rebuild. I also want my counter space and the top of the chest freezer back.

Few more weeks and it will start hitting the low 80s and everything will take off. I'll be able to start snipping leaves for salad later this week. Snipped a few sprigs of asparagus yesterday. I also moved them back here by the door so I'll see it. There's five plants in a barrel bottom. I had missed several sprigs already and they got 2 foot tall because they were out of sight and out of mind.

Need to move some fence to get ready for the out back garden. I fed 3 round bales of hay to the goats back there and was looking at it yesterday. I think it's thick enough to plant right into it. Six inches or so and any grass seed from the hay that germinates should only be rooted in the hay and pull right out easily. Soil ought to be well fertilized with goat manure/urine. Pull the hay back, plant seed(s) and pull hay back in when plants are tall enough.

I've got green beans, cucumbers, watermelon and sweet corn and weeds aren't a super big deal with those. Watermelons laying on hay will be nice and clean too.

I usually grow potatoes back there but I only found 5 lbs of Yukon Gold seed potatoes and already have them planted up front in containers.

Comfrey is growing like mad now that I set collars made from 12" tall barrel sections around them to protect them from rabbit(s). I'll be able to make some comfrey tea before too long.

Frost free in a week and by then, it will have been two long ass months since starting the first seeds.