Vegetable Gardening (April)

Ok, so it's now mid-April, but there's still time to do some fantastic gardening.

For instance, there's still time to get those tomatoes in the ground before the heat comes, and it always comes. It's also the last chance for beans.
More important than that though it's melon time. Although you could plant watermelon last month, you can now also plant cantaloupe and honeydew and all those other melony plants.
In addition to these it's also time for cucumber, eggplant, peppers, pumpkin, okra and peas.

So get out there and plant something. Remember, pictures are always welcome. (vachtra@hotmail.com)

Key Lime Seedlings

The little seedlings are still under the dirt. I've tried everything to get them to come up to no avail. A few of them have rotted and turned brown but a few have the little start of a root which I hope will keep going. The dirt is a little moist so I have decided to put the pot in full sun and dry it out a little. If this doesn't work I still have over ten key limes to try again. I think I'm using the wrong dirt to start with so I won't be too upset if none of them survive.

Added Features

They're not new or unusual, but I have added my profile and a list of my blogs and other sites I have begun to work on. It will take years possibly to have them grow into mature sites and blogs, just as this blog has taken some time to get going.
Currently there are anywhere from 0 to 15 people visiting a day with an average of 4 visits and very few people clicking on the ads (not that that is the reason for the site but it does help in the long run). I am just that determined though to keep at it until all of the sites are updated at least weekly if not daily.
The more people who visit the more I update or at least it feels that way. Kind of like the story about the steam shovel where he kept working faster and faster the more people came to watch until just as the sun was setting he fininshed digging the foundation for city hall in one day. Maybe if I had a steam shovel all of this would be done....

Kaffir Lime Sprout (Kiefer)

Seeing as my lime tree as opposed to evrything else seems to be the main attraction here, I figure I should post an update on it's progress.

It's still hanging in there and doing fine. There's another new leaf forming but still not the classic double leaf that you've come to expect from a kaffir lime tree. Still, it's something.

I have taken both the kaffir lime and the lemon tree outside for the summer where they will weather the elements until probably November to December when it starts freezing. I want them to be able to acclimate, not die.Below are some pictures of their current placement and condition. I decided not to take a picture of the key lime pot since it just looks like a pot full of dirt and who wants to look at that.

As you can see, the lemon tree has lost some leaves in the move but is still doing great. I put it next to the fountain so it can keep just a little cooler from the breeze waftingn over the water toward it. This may not help but it doesn't hurt. I've had to watch all of my pots since the squirrels have been having a pecan hunting party all over the place, including my little 2" pots. Come on, there are no pecans in a newly planted pot so shooo.

This last picture is of some of the many (larger) pots planted. Behind the defensive pot wall there are the sunflowers which seem to all want to come up at the same time.