Big couple of days. Got the tomato patches prepped on Monday for the tomato planting and indeed got them in yesterday. Planted 20 plants in all. The varieties, Siberia, Speckled Roman Super Marmande, Big Rainbow, Nyagous, Buffalo, Red Zebra, Black Krim, Amish Paste, Sungold, Yellow Pear and Mexico Midget. They look great. In the space that was left over we planted two peppers Alma Paprika and Carmen. There's also room in the for some eggplant but the plants are still a little puny.

Also noticed that the beets are coming up. Yes!

Assembled two more bean towers and planted, Sieva Lima Pole and Gold of Bachau. Planted a plot of bush Masai beans. Then I dusted of a sheet of plastic I saved from last year, prepped the soil, rolled it out and we planted Galeau D'eysian and Musque De Provence winter squash to ramble. And for good measure we planted two yellow squash. When I went out to check on them this morning one of the yellow squash was clipped off at the top just leaving a pathetic stem. There is a woodchuck living under one of our outbuildings and I thought maybe that was the culprit but why eat just one? More than likely a bird. I went out again and  leaf from the other yellow squash was gone so it has to be a bird. Yesterday as I was stringing the bean towers a male scarlet tanager was singing away looking for a mate. When the sun would him he lit up like a neon sign.

My wife also planted many petunias and marigolds in the garden and lots of flowers in front of the house. We have an incredible crop of Mountain Bluetts. All in all it was a very tiring but satisfying day.