More progress, albeit small and stuff.

 Procrastinating on pulling and spraying weeds is a blessing in disguise. I think the pea sprouts are coming up in the south bed!

Barely noticed until I was down almost at dirt level in order to try and hand pick some of the larger weedlings out. Then I saw the little vertical green sprout and yay! In the examination I also saw a pea that had started to try and sprout but was laying on the surface so I buried that one. With the warm weather and increasing sun here's hoping they sprout quickly and I will be needing a trellis soon.

I checked the north bed in the little makeshift shaded spots and sure enough another one was coming up there!

How can I tell? Comparing it to the grass weedlings coming up and the peas poking through it looks closer to the peas. I didn't disturb the logs for fear of dropping one and completely obliterating the small thing.

I need to get some weed tweezers on a long stick. There are trash grippers but those are too big and not accurate enough. I need something like long bbq tongs but with flat tweezer tips on the ends. Hmmmm more McGyvering is called for.

The potatoes are gaining speed and the next tomato is getting better color. I pulled three radishes but should have left one of them in the ground unfortunately. I might try to replant that small one or toss it because it's not really big enough to even eat. The pink one is almost eating size so I'm just going to have to be more patient with these and leave them be. As they thin out I'll replant with some Cherry Belles or whatever I have left.

Watered everything lightly as it was still damp close to the surface, just want to keep the soil from crusting over. Not sure what to plant around them really other than radishes or maybe some flowers, have to wait until they get big enough to cover them again and see what's available. Peppers maybe? Potato plants get about as big as a good pepper or small tomato plant, roughly about 2 feet depending on how much stalk I cover. If I get two approx. 5 gallon size pots and cut the bottoms out and use that it gives me another 12-18 inches of potato growing vertically. Given the hot sun I don't think i want to use something black, and again there's the logs I can use for a makeshift tower around them. So many possibilities.

I watered the 'compost corner' really well also, making sure that stays damp and remembered that deep corner never really gets any sun at all. After research I'm doing it all wrong. Composting should be done in a sunny, dry location. Well shoot. Okay then, stop watering and move it closer to the jade plant. It needs about 4-6 hours of sun so that cinches it right there. No corner for you compost. Right where it is will be fine as long as I can get some sort of containment for it.

Speaking of the woodpile, better pictures as a refresher.

So they cut down a decent sized Liquidamber tree some years ago it looks like. Not going to move all of them as much as I want to because the lizards still live there. Have to leave some for them and because they're in there I don't think I have to worry about black widows or other bugs but will still be cautious. Go lizards!

I saw a hat/headband mounted mini camera like a 'GoPro' at Costco for only $20, then have to find the rig or a way of mounting it which is another $20 on Amazon. Am really tempted to get that and then I can do running commentary videos when I garden and take Rocky for walks. That would be interesting to say the least. 'Old lady learning video causes thousands to get motion sick!' Honestly would try to mount it on my neck/chest area because I move my head around entirely too much. 'Squirrel!'

Anyway, lovely spring day, breezy with sketchy wispy clouds and warm temps, might just get a little rain in the next few days, who knows.