Two green thumbs up!

I got to practice my gardening skills last weekend!  My mom and I planted part of our garden up at Green Acre.  We managed to plant corn, onions, and pumpkins before the heat and wind got the best of us and we called it a day.  My personality may be too Type A for gardening.  I have the instinct to whip out a hard stick and make certain the seeds are planted exactly as the packages direct.  My mom had to tell me multiple times to just drop the seeds in and let them be.  Next weekend will bring more gardening.  We still have to plant tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, and squash.

I also planted my patio garden last weekend.  I have hanging baskets of geraniums and the usual marigold, petunia, moss rose mix-ups in pots.  I'm trying strawberries again this year.  I splurged and bought a decent sized strawberry plant to start with so I hope that helps them grow bigger.  I also have cilantro and parsley on the patio.  I've never tried to grow herbs on the patio, but if all goes well at Green Acre, we'll need the cilantro for the salsa.  My basil starts are still just babies.  I'm not sure they are ready to be transplanted just yet.  I had them outside for a day and they were beaten up by the wind.  They are back inside now for a little recovery.

Once I get the patio cleaned up entirely I'll take some pictures of my flowers!