Community Garden Plot: Take Three and Then Some

Why do I think that I can garden all day in the heat and be able to stay up til 11:00?

After last night's storm, which caused flooding south and west of the city, going outside did not feel as if one was walking into a blast furnace. So off I went to tend our community garden plot. It seems as if I had just been there but I see that it was three weeks ago. My Sweetie had been watering and bringing home peas, tomatoes, and basil.

After spending an hour or so cutting back perennials and pulling the few weeds that had made an appearance, my shirt was soaked. So even though it was overcast, it was still warm. To cool off, I put the top down to drive home. Nothing like a breeze through my sweat-soaked hair to make me feel better.

Once home I decided that since I was already on the way to being covered in soil, I might as well begin digging out the ferns by the front of the house in preparation for the new plantings.

While I was at the community garden, My Sweetie had dug a bed for them behind the bird bath. It soon became apparent that we would need a much bigger bed. So he obliged while I planted the ones I had already dug out. Then he dug out the rest of the ferns.

Then one thing led to another until we decided to make a new shade garden. Of course, this necessitated removing the ivy. As he tugged on one of the roots, he commented on the way ivy meanders and intertwines. When we would rip up a piece, it would end up heading in two different directions.

As we sat on the verandah this evening on the verge of nodding off, we decided that tomorrow would be a day with no gardening. We'll see.