Planted flats of seeds and a French Sorrel.

I removed the lettuce from the greenhouse bed. I turned the soil over and I'm going to put some of my magical alpaca manure in there. The lettuce has already some up in the garden, so hopefully we will have more in a month or so. It's going to be hard not having super fresh greens.
The kale was starting to bolt. It became very bitter so I took that out too. I now have Cavolo Nero kale as well as curly kale in flats in the greenhouse. I also planted Brussels Sprouts and Bok Choi.
I dug a hole over by the fence along back of the shade area. I put the French Sorrel there. It seems much happier in the shade. It never did well in the sun. I'm going to use my patented technique "weed whacker as landscaping tool"®, to remove the grass back there. I see the whole back yard being mulch. Lawn just bothers me now. There seems to be no reason for it.

Mystery Iris. I think I've solved it.

Of all places to find the name of a mystery plant. Pinterest. My obsession. I did a google search and it looks the same. So until I hear otherwise....

"Edith Wolford".

Do spiders creep you out? I thought this was pretty cool.

Working in the greenhouse today. Relocating my min/max thermometer I spotted a fuzzy blob off to the side. I scooted up closer and saw this. How cool is that? Fuzzy little blob is actually spider babies.

Tomatoes and peppers planted in the greenhouse. Will red plastic make a difference?

This afternoon I prepared the garden bed in the greenhouse for the tomatoes and peppers. Of course I deployed my secret weapon. Alpaca poop. Laying the red plastic was a fiasco. I was actually muttering curse words on several occasions. Here is a chronology of the process.
Laid a sheet of red plastic on bed. Cut a hole for the tomato and started excavating. A much as I dug, the soil just kept falling from the sides into the hole. After spending about 15 minutes digging, I gave up. Peeled the plastic back. Cut it into strips and started anew. Finally, red strips and clothes pins saved the day.

A full day in the sun and the garden.

It was glorious. Lots of sun. And warmth. Allan set up the deck umbrella and we washed off a couple of chairs. I was actually hot working in the yard, so I did take a few breaks in between the working. Had a visit with neighbor Judy.
I spread out a bag of alpaca manure to dry it off. I want to spread it in the flower bed which is full of flowers, so I need it lighter and less...clumpy. The last bag is going in the raised bed in the greenhouse. That is where the tomatoes and peppers will be going.
Seeded Cavolo Nero kale. I keep hearing about this kale and how delicious it is. A real treasure. I can't wait to try it. I love the curly kale in salad. It is awesome. My salads are now more than half kale.