Taking a small bit of time from the job I am on today to weed the primary garden area, as well as the seconday garden area which has lain fallow for a year because of my traveling abroad. Since I am endeavoring to create a more productive as well as more diverse garden this year, I have to steal whatever moments I can to prepare the beds especially since the planting season for summer crops is rapidly approaching here in central Texas.

Noticed the first flowers on the peas which are in desperate need of further levels of string to climb. I have been experimenting with a series of twine strung between t-posts, but the conclusion I have drawn is that they require too much work on my part. The peas never seen to find the next level of twine until I manually wrap them around it. Time to listen to those who have been growing peas for longer than I, and return to tried and true methods.

The cilantro is thriving, while parsely is slow in reaching maturity. Perhaps this means that I can string them along until the cukes and tomatoes start producing so that I can make tabouleh from my own veggies..

No sign of the spinach sprouting, but I hold out some hope still. That said, I need to get some more seeds in the ground so as to increase my yeild as well as the season for it. If I can get the seeds I would like to try malabar spinach (not a true spinach) which is supposed to love the heat and love to climb.

I am also starting to look for a timer to connnect the soaker hoses to so that I can leave the garden unattended for some time, even with the Texas heat.