An unusually early spring is making up for the unusually long winter we had last year. Hopefully I didn't start my seedlings too late. That's the plastic egg crate in the picture. I am once again ambitious: 4 kinds of tomatoes, Anaheim chilies, white & summer squash, yellow crookneck, zucchini, cucumber, cantaloupe, snow peas, artichoke, romaine, arugula and green onion for the veggies. For the herbs I've got basil, rosemary, oregano, thyme, parsley, dill and sage. I also planted flowers straight into the flower boxes: zinnias, snapdragons, poppies, sweet peas, alyssum and morning glories. (Btw the plastic egg crate comes from Costco. It's the brown eggs crate and it is perfect for starting seedlings. Perfect size...I use a plastic spoon for the soil and for watering later. You can also see the seeds rooting).
This is also the first year I am using our own compost that I started last year. So thankful my hubby helped me out with this. He put together the Death Star composter that we got from Costco. It is very cool but it's only drawback is that it is hell to open. Which hubby has to do for me every time I need to dump something in it. But it felt good to be composting! I hope it really helps our garden out.
We also started making our own cheese today...the other stuff in the picture! Hubby got me the kit for my birthday and we finally found the time to try it out. I should have started with a soft cheese but we're not big fans so our very first one is the farmhouse cheddar. It has to age for 8 weeks but we even get to dip it in wax and everything! I'm hoping it turns out because I really love cheese. Right now we're snacking on Irish cheddar, crackers and pears while we wait for the curd to set.
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