My New Gardening Boots

I found these on Land's End Overstocks page. Free Shipping. On clearance. I paid about $21 down from like $70 or something. They're furry inside and very comfy.

What's Happening in Our Yard

The spaghetti squash seedlings appeared overnight.

Here's my seed starting setup. I save plastic egg and berry cartons. Fill with dirt. Insert seeds. Write their names with black marker on top. Leave them on my IKEA shoe rack by my sliding door so they get lots of sun. It's also on top of a heating vent, which I think helps. Very fancy, don't ya think? ...Whatever, it works.

Cantaloupe.

The thyme reappeared from last year.

So did the mint. It has spread over the years, but it seems happy to stay by the house and not take over the yard. Yet.

The pear tree has a fungus. I was going to use a fungicide (gasp! pesticides! I know...I hate to do it, but it's that or I have to cut down the tree). But you have to do it before the leaves appear and that happened over night and I missed my chance. So no edible pears this year. Again. At least it looks pretty.

I cannot believe how tall my grass is! Yikes! I better start mowing.

The strawberries reappeared too. I'm going to move them to a dedicated bed on the side of the house. I have too many things on my to do list.

And the Boyfriend has turned over more of the yard so I can expand my garden from about 15x 14 to 25x20. Three long rows as opposed to six 4x7 beds. I also have a plot at the community garden where all our squash, cantaloupe and watermelon will go.

We can't agree on how to do the fence. His opinion is, "Honey, tell me how you want me to do it, and I'll do whatever you want." That answer is why we'll stay together forever.

Where Can I Find Good Gardening Boots?

I need new gardening boots. I bought mine at The Christmas Tree Store last year and they lasted one year. Yeeesh.

The problem is, I'm super cheap and the idea of spending a lot of money on boots that I'll just be mucking around in makes me cringe. Especially when most of the ones I've found involve mail order and I hate buying things I haven't tried on first...especially now that my feet are so much wider after having the Peanut.

Anyone know where I can find wellies at a good price?

Dandelion Jelly?

I found this on Apartment Therapy today. Dandelion Jelly courtesy of Yummy Supper.

I have to make this. I noticed my Wow! That's so cool! I have to do that! List is getting ridiculously long....a girl can dream of being productive, can't I?

Rain Gutter Planters

I'm sure you've seen this. I think it's just awesome. It is on my summer to do list. Check out Suzanne Forsling's post for her story of how she made this happen. If the snow ever melts, I'll post pics of my finished product.

Kid's Art Display Rail

No clue where I found this, but it's a cute idea. Probably less expensive than the wire systems I've seen people use.