Garden plans...

 Cold wet and slight rain...figuring out garden plans. Over the last several years I have planted different varieties of tomatoes in my garden with pretty good success. This year however I'm changing my direction. On our three decks I have always planed elephant ears in the pots and tomatoes in the garden. This year I'm planting the tomatoes in the pots and the ears in the garden. This will allow the tomatoes to get more sun and be easier for me to watch and harvest. The elephant ears will go in the garden to keep the bulbs alive for next season in case I don't like this years trial. Always have a backup plan. This should work well as tomatoes really don't have a very large root base4 so they should be fine in the pots. Aldo gong to drop some fertilizer in the pots tomorrow so it will settle ofe3r the next few months and be ready for spring.  

Really lousy day out-cold drizzling and just not pleasant. Should I expect moree in January ???? DUH !

I'm scanning some shots Fromm my stay in Nicaragua and will try to post them tomorrow. Check them out....

Time for decisions..

The first three months of the business area always spotty as companies are slow to get moving in this economy over they last year or two, So today is probably the only day I'll have for a while to get the beds ready for planting this spring. I'm going to HD and get three or four bags of manure to fortify the beds and pots with. It always seems to lend to a better crop of tomatoes. This year I"m not bedding them but growing them I free standing pots. For another reason is to give them more light and open bed space for other crops that are as yet to be selected. This should be an interesting experiment as tomatoes don't have extensive root systems so the pots should be fine. And they should be easier to tale care of..

I'll keep you posted 

Mike