I promised I would let you know about planting my fall garden today. It’s not going to happen. It’s cold, windy and rainy outside my window. That’s just fine with me. It isn’t a heavy rain. My garden will like it. It’s not too cold for my carrots (is that even possible?), but it may finally do in my Early Girl tomato plant. That’s alright. It’s pretty hideous now, although the tomatoes still taste yummy.
One of the best parts of condo gardening is that it really is easy. As long as we keep our gardens small and neat, there is nothing to do most days. There is simply no weeding or fertilizing if you use Mel’s Square Foot Gardening soil, like I do. If you want exercise, I’m sure there’s a gym around. I don’t go to the gym anymore. I have everything I need in a cute little basket I bought at Pottery Barn. So, if there isn’t enough gardening to do to fulfill my daily quota of exercise, I just pull out the ankle weights and non-latex stretch bands from the basket and get my exercise indoors.
Maybe I’ll do some online Christmas shopping, or read a book. Since I have located a relatively small bag of blended organic compost (E.B. Stone) in a nursery nearby, I just need a dry, warm day (like the one in the photo at the top of this post) to refresh the soil and plant a few seeds and transplants. Maybe that will happen later this week. Who knows? It’s fall in California. Almost anything can happen with our weather. One day we get snow down to three thousand feet, and the next it’s ninety degrees. Go figure!
Until next time,
Elizabeth
