Whoosh!

It is super windy today!  So windy, in fact, that I had to take down the plastic of the tomato canopy.  The wind was on the verge of shredding it, and I didn't want it to fly off and damage something.  Or blow into the neighbor's yard.  Yep, pretty sure he wouldn't be all that thrilled about a huge plastic sheet tumbling around back there.

What the canopy looked like before.  Now it is just tomato stakes.

I was a tad concerned that the cloche might blow away as well, but so far it is holding its own.  Being a nice, sunny day (though cold), I'm unclear on whether or not I am supposed to leave the cloche on, or whether or not it should be vented.  On the other hand, if I prop up the cloche to vent it, would the wind just tear it off and thus damage Scruffy?  (My tomato plant.  Yes, I named it.)  Well, seeing as how it is both windy and cool, and the fact that I did cut a hole in the side to keep tabs on Scruffy's state of health, I decided to let it be.  I may have to water him today.  We shall see what the day brings.  So far, Scruffy is pretty happy in his cozy little home.

This photo of Scruffy brought to you by a hole in the side of his cloche.

If you're wondering why there is a juice bottle inside Scruffy's home, there was a cold, wet day recently, so I filled it with warm water and stuck it under the cloche as a little heater for Scruffy.  What a spoiled tomato plant he is!

I decided to go ahead and show how the rest of my garden is doing.  Also, it seems fitting to name the other plants as well, just to be fair.  Here is one of the two totes where the radishes are hanging out.  I'd name the radishes individually, but seeing as how there are so many of them, and the fact that they have such short lives, I decided to name them as a unit.  They shall be known as McCrunchy.

McCrunchy, getting bigger and bigger.  Look, that one is starting to get true leaves!  *points*  Also, something is reflecting some heart-shaped light on the side of the tote.  I guess the reflection source must really love radishes!  I sure do... oh wait, I am the reflection source!  I was right!

Here is the slightly enlarged corner of the flower bed.  To the right you see oregano (his name is Burt), which is growing like mad, as always.  Very happy and self maintaining.  Behind that colorless chicken figurine is a bunch of sage (her name is Musty), which is also growing like crazy and low maintenance.  She has quadrupled in size already, and it's not even May.  I fear she may take over the garden...  So far Burt is behaving pretty well though.  I've been growing him for three years, and he always stays in that little clump, making him easy to prune when necessary.  Oh hey, look!  My daughter's legs are photobombing!

I'm not sure where to put all those chickens...  Oh wait, I know!  The garden!

Don't you love how overgrown our lawn is?  That's Hubby's department.  He can do what he wants as far as I'm concerned.

Eventually (hopefully this year) I am going to fill that wooden box (above) with more soil and plant some wildflowers in it.  It's actually two pieces of a dresser drawer smooshed together.  I have an intact dresser drawer that I intend to plant mint in this year.  I want mint iced tea!

Moving on to other things, the peas are named Climby.  Once again, there are too many to name individually.  So far, they seem to be pretty happy.  I had a couple of run-ins with what I interpreted as wire worms, so I set a bunch of carrot traps.  They haven't caught anything yet, and it's been over a week.  Considering the fact that the peas are still growing, I'm hoping that's a sign that I really didn't have a whole lot of them, and hopefully they won't make a nuisance of themselves if they are there.

A portion of Climby.  She is happy.

And of course, I can't forget the zucchini, which is just now coming up.  I planted them in a soil bag.  I'm thinking one bag will only accommodate one plant, so I will be thinning these later.  And the one who remains shall be named Squishy.

Squishy in a bag!

The end.