The weather forecast says it's gonna rain tomorrow and over the weekend. I'm thrilled, because this means I won't have to go out and water the garden every morning like I have been doing. I planted mostly seeds so far except for some herbs that we use a lot of like cilantro, basil, and rosemary. I wanted those things to have a head start, since I'll want to continually harvest them for as much of the growing season as possible.

I have three different types of rosemary seedlings going to see which one does best in our lousey soil. On Sunday I planted lettuce, carrots, cucumber, dill, green onions...all heirloom varieties. A little more expensive, but with soil this bad I felt I had to stick with the tried and true. Besides, I like the idea of heirloom veggies - which are types of vegetables that have been around for a few human generations.

I'm so excited because my tomato seedlings have sprouted! I have never had any luck in the past with starting seeds indoors, but this time I tried Ferry-Morse Peat Pellets, and have 12 tomato plants off to a good start. Six are heirloom "Rutgers" tomatoes, and the other six are a cherry tomato variety called "Sweetie" ( don't you just love the names of plants?) The "Sweeties" are at the request of my sweetie, The Hub, since I'm not planting any beets. Ever. He really likes to have cherry tomatoes for his salads in the summer time.

Of course, probably all that the rain will bring up will be weeds which I will then have to hoe, hoe, hoe. Needless to say, I'm a pretty organic gardener. There's no point in growing your own vegetables if you're just going to spray them with the same chemicals as the big guys who send stuff to the grocery store!!

But, even if it's just to hoe weeds, having the garden gives me something to look forward to when I get up in the morning. It's exciting to see when ( if!) things come up. Plus, I can't help but feel it's a minor miracle that tiny seeds, dirt and water will produce a plant that will help feed me and The Hub...and the dog of course. And the birds, rabbits, etc.

Hmm, I probably should have put in another row of just about everything.