Gardening Weather is Nearly Here!

With our lows almost high enough, it's almost time to get outside and really plant things in the dirt!  While at Fred Meyer today, I had a long wait for the pharmacy, so I headed outside to see what they had, not expecting to find too much with temps still staying fairly low this year.  To my surprise, they had a pretty good selection of Herbs out!

I got a pretty good looking Catnip plant (for the cats), but since I grow it outside, it has to stay in a hanging basket to keep everyone else's cats from sleeping in it!  It also smells awful, so keep it away from any windows you may open...

Creeping Thyme "Pink Chintz"

I don't think the herbs I started from seed are really going to succeed this year, but for now, I stayed away from what I planted.  I did pick up a Creeping Thyme though!  For now I have three plants stuffed into a wire hanging basket with a coconut fiber liner (I bought 6 plants), these will eventually be replanted into their own planters, but I needed a way to keep them safe until then.  Since I'm going out of town for a few days, they are going to remain in the pots I bought them in until I get home.


I also picked out a Lavender plant and a "Sugar Bush"...better known as a Stevia plant!  I have heard Stevia is hard to grow, but I'd like to give it a shot!

Apple Mint

Then I found the Mint section!  Last year I grew Mint "Chocolate" and Peppermint, but found the smell of the Peppermint a bit off putting, especially next to the Chocolate one.  This year I picked up another Mint "Chocolate" as well as an Apple Mint!  They both smell so good!  I can't wait for this to take off so I can start picking!

Mint "Chocolate"

So, with 6 new plants and a set of tomato cages, I'm set to get gardening as soon as I get home!  I even got one of our coolers washed out today before lunch!  Mainly because I need to pack it full of frozen food before I leave in the morning, but eh, it's ready for Summer now! 
I am more then ready for the hot days of Summer...  A friend of mine that lives in Irvine, CA said today they are having 92 degree weather...it is currently 51 degrees here!  I want to be there instead!