We have a respite of 2 days of sun in the South Sound area.  True spring rains have doused us every 5 minutes for the past few weeks and it’s getting old.  Of course we wouldn’t be from Washington if we weren’t complaining about the weather.  It’s a springtime sport.  Much like those in the south sit on their front porches and sip iced tea in the summer (sorry if I’m movie generalizing, but it really doesn’t rain all. the. time. in Washington.  Just most of the time).

In between rain showers we dash out to the garden to throw a few seeds in the ground and hope for the best.  So far my spring planting has looked like this:

2/16 – planted out pea seeds, greenhouse planted broccoli, onion and pumpkins

3/3 – planted out black seeded simpson lettuce out, greenhouse planted tomatos

3/8 – seeds finally arrive

4/9 – planted out cress, lettuce, beets and carrots

4/18 – planted out early frost & sugar sprint peas, dill, tarragon, spinach

4/28 – planted out broccoli sprouts from greenhouse

Sprouts have emerged here and there.  Pumpkins are almost ready to be put outside, but I’m waiting for the weather to warm up just a bit.  Nights are fairly cold around here.  I also don’t have a place prepared for them yet.

This afternoon my son and I plan to finish planting some of the seeds that we have left.  This includes beans, more squash and a few remaining herbs, although I’m still holding off on basil.  We also have to work on getting the support system finished for the second set of peas and the beans.  This will require a trip to the local mega home improvement store and likely result in my having to look at dryers to appease my child.  Maybe I can avoid that with the promise of planting some flower seeds.

The goal is to take advantage of the sunny days.  Come this weekend, the weather is supposed to be colder and rainy and you should all be at my lecture at the South Tacoma Library at 1:00 anyway.  It will be fun and there may even be a little project to work on.  You’ll just have to show up to find out.