I really enjoy my opportunities to talk with my gardening friend Joe Lamp’l (whom many of you know as joe gardener). Very recently, I received a late night email from Joe asking if I would be a guest on his podcast again - of course I said “yes”, and tossed a few possible topics at him.

We recorded, Joe edited, and it is posted here. As I told Joe, he caught me in a pretty unique place. In all of our other podcasts my plans and progress were crystal clear. Due to our recent move, this podcast was recorded at a time of a true crossroads for me - a time of great uncertainty, but also of high excitement and infinite possibilities. All I know is that we went all sorts of places, and our hour together passed very quickly. I hope you enjoy listening - it will give you a clear idea of my current state of relative chaos!

First flat planted and in my office - it is fun to work out how and where to carry out garden processes that were pretty well worked out in Raleigh!

Just a few news items. All seed requests have been fulfilled. I appreciate the many emails I’ve received acknowledging such, as well as some lovely, appreciated donations to the seed sending postage cause. If anyone does with to help with postage, as I posted in my last blog, you can go to the Dwarf Tomato Project page, scroll down a bit and find a donate button (which is Paypal). Thanks!

March 2 did see the planting of flat #1, primarily indeterminate tomatoes (our favorite varieties), and some peppers and eggplants. I hope to get flat 2 planted tomorrow (Dwarf tomatoes), and flat 3 the following day (miscellaneous things - greens, beets, flowers, herbs etc).

Once the weather warms and dries, I will start to scope out the yard and decide a few things about this year’s garden. There will be grow bags, straw bales, and at least one raised bed. Where will they be positioned? I will figure it out eventually, and am glad I have the nearly two months until the seedlings are plant-out ready. It will take all of that time to get my plans together.

Koda and Marlin…best pals and loving the new house.