Spring... At Least For A Day

Wow, yesterday it was warm, the sun was shinning and we even started working in our garden. Today it's cloudy, windy and cool. So goes life in Central Texas. You know though, I can not imagine living anywhere else.

Yesterday God provided a great day for our family to get some yard/garden work done and we took advantage of it! Scott started us off by tilling the garden and making rows. We then set out tomatoes cages where our future plants will go. I did plant some tomato seeds in each area that had a cage; sometime they do well from seeds and other times we head to the garden store.

Then it was off to the front yard where we pulled out some bushes to make way, possibly, for bulbs. Finaly it was time to rest or so I thought. Sydney beckoned me back to the garden to plant cucumbers, some flower seeds and potatoes in a bucket. In turn she helped me weed our herb garden. The cilantro plants are already about 8" tall. The Lemon Verbena has tiny leaves starting to emmerge as does the Basil. Our Rosemary has looked good all winter long and even now has a wonderful savor to it. The Thyme and Sage however look rough; for some reason they just do not look like they plan to come back this year. Of course it is early and I always tend to worry too soon. I hope this year to add a few new plants to this section and use all of them much more. I will do my best to post some recipes using fresh herbs and some garden tips as the season moves forward.

Our family definitely has spring fever!