The weather was amazing today with a high of 82 degrees and sun.  Needless to say, the majority of it was spent outside.  I accomplished a respectable amount of work in my front yard garden, weeding and prepping rows for this season’s Romaine Lettuce.

Last year, I only maintained one row of Romaine.

It performed so well that I deeply regretted not devoting more garden real estate to its proliferation.

This year, two full rows are being allotted to the leafy greens.

To prepare the soil, I removed the mulch cover and stray weeds, then tilled up the earth underneath.  Following that, I added layers of green compost material, cow manure and topsoil.

Because we are safely past the danger of frost, I felt comfortable planting the seeds directly into the top layer.

While weeding in other areas of the garden, I was pleased to discover two rogue herbs.

A Cilantro plant:

And a Purple Basil plant:

Isn’t it beautiful?

Cilantro and Basil are my favorite herbs to utilize in cooking, so I really lucked out!

Another pleasing sight was one of my little citrus trees, covered in blooms.

My indoor seedlings are progressing nicely; the tomatoes are now about 4 inches tall and the bell-peppers are finally beginning to surface.

Tomorrow is expected to be clear and warm once more, so it will be much of the same tomorrow.

What do you have planned for this week?