Thanks for the encouragement, Weedwhacker. Well, the "proof is in the puddin' " will be in how the garden produces.
I woke up to the sound of rain this morning, but it looks like a light sprinkling for now...less than .10 inch, but...I'll take it.
The good thing is that it still looks overcast and "rainy" and we're predicted for .25-.50" today...hopefully more to come.
The closest Tractor Supply to me is about 20 miles away and the closest Lowes about 30, so I don't just "drop by" one of them, but.... I dropped by <grin> TSC yesterday and looked at the 7' t-posts. I decided to stop on the way back home and pick some up for using for trellis supports. Naturally, when I stopped back by on the way home they had closed early (that's ok, too). One thing I noted on my first stop was that the "mulch-trailer" had some type of hay in it...not pine straw which is the norm in our area. I was going to inquire about it but I may just call today...from what I saw it looked clean...no seeds laying around like with bahia...seemed more grass blades than stems/stalks as with bahia. I could use pine straw in the paths and if this is good and safe use it for mulching the beds. As much area as I've got to cover it'd be too $$$ to cover all of the garden beds but this along with leaves and stuff that I come up with around here might just work for around the plants....depends on what they're asking for it.
Hopefully those tomatoes will do good along with hopefully the other vegetables.
Ed
