A Summery Memorial Day

It's a beautiful day in Indianapolis. Birds are chirping, bees are buzzing, people are outside mowing their lawns. I've been in my garden on and off all day. My plants are looking better since the weather shaped up and the sun has finally come out again.

I planted some additional plants. My cucumbers never sprouted (from seeds). I replaced them with four starter plants. I also added in a couple of varieties of egg plants and one artichoke. I don't think artichoke grow in Indiana, but they are one of my favorites so I figure it won't hurt to try.

I also planted some herbs in pots in the back yard near the grill so we can not only eat fresh, but season fresh as well.

I picked out some sweet basil, which I also grow year round inside, some spicy round basil, which I've never tried, cap nip for the cats, oregano, parsley and rosemary.

I'm making an effort to take pictures and record my trials and successes so that next year it will be much easier. We'll see.

Happy Memorial Day, and happy summer!