Congrats Kim! It is such a nice feeling when that WS pack comes isn't it? Happy Sowing!:D

I'm in complete agreement with estrellabux's opinions. Also, I gotta say: The adolescent chortles &/or supercilious indignation about 'Golden Showers' that keep showing up on these forums are kind of tiresome, don't ya think? . . . Two perfectly good, perfectly descriptive words used as a name for a very good rose. That those words happen to have been appropriated by the socio/sexually perverse is irrelevant. Language is vitally important, so let's reclaim it and not apologize for using it appropriately.

Azura, last year was my first real veggie garden, and I learned a lot. There were successes and failures, but I enjoyed it so much. Skybird is right about you wanting to make it bigger next year. I created a separate bed for the herbs this year, just so I could plant more veggies in veggie garden. So far, I planted onion sets and peas (twice). I also have five kinds of lettuce, and broccoli sprouts that were wintersown, that I might plant out as soon as the crazy winds die down. Plus there are tomatoes and peppers in my kitchen windowsill, and tomatoes that were wintersown but haven't germinated yet. I'm also direct sowing carrots maybe this week, but the cucumbers, canteloupes, and beans won't get planted for another month or so. My goal is for as much variety as possible, even if it means just one or two plants of each - 5 kinds of beans, 4 kinds of canteloupe, 5 kinds of carrots, 4 kinds of cukes, 7 kinds of peppers, and as many different tomatoes as I can cram into the space that's left, and the Earthbox I just bought. I'd rather have too many plants and have to give some away, than to realize I have empty space in the garden, and not enough time to start something else before the end of the season. The bed and soil look great, and I wish you a bountiful harvest. Bonnie

Happy 1st Birthday sweet Camryn! It does seem like yesterday when we heard you were born. I wish you and your family nothing but happiness and good days always. Auntie Granlan :)