Fall Crops Planted

Saturday was 104 degrees, so we didn't do a lot that day. Rick went to Lowes and got a bunch of stuff we needed, including enough reed fencing to cover the back fence in the soon-to-be clubhouse area.

Rick fixed the broken boards.

Sunday was much cooler. You know you live in Chico when you are glad it's "only" low 90s. Rick laid out the irrigation. We used a five-gallon bucket to measure out the spacing.

Then Rick C and I started setting in plants. These are the seeds I started a month ago. We planted , from left to right, 5839 Cauliflower Cassius Hybrid Organic, 5837 Chinese Cabbage Kaboko Hybrid Organic, 5836 Broccoli Belstar Hybrid Organic, 5066 Cabbage Cairo Hybrid (red) all from Park Seeds (the numbers are Park's catalog numbers)

Here's a rare picture of me! OMG!

Catherine provides plenty of supervision.

With all the plants set in, Rick checks the irrigation coverage. I'll run over after lunch and put some water on them too, and check if they need a little shade. Fortunately, it's cool today; it's only 77 degrees right now, at 11:30.

Rick and Catherine pose in front of the new rows. I'll TRY to remember to bring over the newspaper, and we'll pull the mulch back around them.