Fresh Garden Diary

It's January in the garden! Fortunately, I still get to keep a watchful eye on things from the office window.

This has been a winter to remember. A welcome break from blizzards and frigid temps has allowed for a little "settling" of the snowpack. You can once again just begin to make out the 2' rabbit fence outlining the back planting areas.

Whew. Got this year's main seed order mailed off just the other day. Didn't have to order everything, thank goodness. Still have some presumably good seed from last year and saved a bunch of tomato seed last fall.

Among the new (to me) varieties I plan on trying for the first time this year...

The view from my office window one morning last week. You'll have to admit it's pretty!

Almost hard to believe that in roughly two months things may have changed enough out there that the first of the spring veggies will be going in.

That would include our friends...

While completing a "routine survey" of the garden today (as though any such journey is ever routine), I spied something extremely exciting!!! This year's first tomato! This is such an exciting moment I had to document it with a portrait. And share it with the world!

Here's the lucky little fella. He's a Rutgers variety heirloom.

Isn't this just so exciting?