Muddy Planting

It's been raining for several days and the forecast is to keep raining all weekend.  It's cold and muddy and I have other things to do, but these are ideal conditions for baby plants.  So we headed out and got the last of front garden planted. 

We put in peppers that we've grown from seed.  We grew four different kinds of hot peppers — jalapeno, habanero, poblano, and serano.  The last two are good for chili power and chili verde, I think.  My husband loves hot peppers so he talked me into the jalapenos and habaneros. 

The last two herbs got planted — rosemary and majorem.  Getting those herbs to grow is no easy trick.  Of the four pots of rosemary I planted with five seeds each, I got one plant.  I carefully put it in the ground and prayed over it.

While we were out we could survey the rest of the garden.  The raspberries we put in last year are healthy and covered in blossoms.  The carrots and spinach have germinated.  The snow peas are several inches high.  I also spotted some baby weeds making their way into the world, but that's for another day.

My daughter planted okra and I planted popcorn, brussels spouts, watermelon, cilantro, and chives.  Finally, we tucked in some marigold plants and came in out of the cold.  I think it's time for some hot chocolate.