Peas in Earth

Balmy temperatures in the mid-40s, and this unfamiliar-looking bright disk-like object in the sky: clearly it was time.

There is still snow here and there in Gloucester, but fortunately none in the bed designated for this year's peas, so the first crop is in the ground: two kinds of snap peas this year (Super Sugar Snap and Mega), plus the snow peas. I can't recall when the first crop has ever gone in so late.

We decided it was a little soon for radishes -- there still was some snow in the tub, and I pointed out that if they did what the seed packet said (which they never do) they'd be ready around May 9, which is sooner than we're likely to have a use for them.

Next week is supposedly going to have temperatures approaching 70, and it's not even supposed to be raining. So we should be able to do some serious garden work, maybe even turn the water on.

If you don't like the weather...

We got that one look at the local star. Today, of course, the Red Sox were supposed to play their home opener. I guess it's a good thing the rain didn't arrive, say, 90 minutes later, in which case they probably would have tried to start the game.

Oh, well, there's always tomorrow.