Still no raised beds, so all I've got are the four stacks of tires filled with indifferent soil mixed with the compost from all winter. (Hint, it doesn't "compost" much when frozen! ) I planted a few tomatoes, herbs and some of my saved butternut squash seeds (from excellent squash bought in the store) and everything is doing pretty well, including some volunteer potatoes from one bunch of late "compost."

We had a terrific wind storm last night, and one of the tomato plants got broken off, but there is growth below the break, so all is not lost.

My neighbor has a wonderful garden this year, however. We've had a very cool, rainy spring here which accounts for much of it, but I hope I've been able to help her understand some things about gardening that had frustrated her efforts in years past. She brought me some fresh broccoli last night, and it was soooo good. Can't wait to see if I get any squash with the short growing season. Oh well.

I'm so glad you finally got to plant your stuff, Sunni! And I'm glad the snolfs had fun with it. I remember my sons wanting to dig up seeds to see if they were sprouting. LOL