It is unusually cold and wet this May and I don’t think it ever rained (in Southern California) on my Birthday but I believe this is the closest it ever is going to get if the drizzles continue until Friday.
My starter seeds failed again this season producing week and limp shoots that died like Vampires when exposed to the direct sunlight. Probably too much Vitamin-D. I will never use seed starter kits again and should have taken my own advice from last year’s results.
But, somehow the Lima beans were sturdy enough to survive a for a week and hopefully we will have a few fresh beans later this summer if it ever warms up. The two planters I bought at the Do-it Center were just enough for the 12 bean stalks.
We picked up another 4 planters at the Green Thumb in Ventura which should yield some nice veggies once the seeds get planted. The Green Thumb is a great Nursery which has a mini-hardware store that rivals Lowes and Home Depot. The even have dog toys there where we pick up a few balls for our Dachshunds.
The windowsill planters are replacing the 2′x3′ clear plastic shoe storage boxes littering our backyard which our dogs and neighborhood cats love to potty in. After a year exposed to the elements, they became brittle and broke into plastic shards. Hopefully the thicker windowsill boxes will last longer…