Playing in the dirt again

I am really loving gardening this year! Something about the prospect of literal "fruits of my labor" that really appeals to me. Last year it was small time, red peppers and cherry tomatoes in containers on the deck. This year we're pulling out all the stops. Hopefully we wind up with something to show for it (keep those fingers crossed)!

Yesterday was spent playing in the dirt once more. Here's my list:
- Replaced the tomatoes that I thought had been killed in the frost (when I started to dig them up, at the base of the plants two actually look as if they could come back, so I ended up just moving them)
- Planted a new red pepper plant for the one that died in that same cold snap
- Moved the strawberry plants out of the raised bed and into big planter bowls (bowls which I found out after the fact, when I noticed that after watering I had strawberry soup [!wt?!], have no drainage holes - luckily they are plastic so we just drilled some)
- Planted 2x cucumber plants
- Planted some lemon balm (thanks again to my secret santa - who has continued to remain anonymous [[aarrgghh!]], I noticed that the Lemon Rose Herb Tea has Lemon Balm in it so I bought some)
And....the finale
- Planted one of the two blackberry bushes I bought (yay!)

I am thinking of buying one of those watcha callits... Dehydrator thingies? So that I can easily dry and store my tea herbs, and maybe fruits too (if and when we have any) for the winter.

Oh, yeah, and I want to learn about canning and jam-making.

Pioneer C-rella.