Minor amount of transplanting done this morning.
My two pots of Thai sweet basil have grown sufficient roots so into a deck railing box they go.
They've got nasturtiums and a French marigold to keep them company. And of course because of squirrels:
A nice protective grill to keep them put until the box fills out a bit more.
My original transplant of Thai sweet basil flanked by parsley in another deck railing box but in the back. Yes there is a wire napkin holder upturned over the basil (squirrels again). Doing good despite a decent amount of shade throughout the day. The direct-seeded French marigold is just starting to get hints of true leaves. So many came up that I'm going to have to start transplanting some of them out of the box next week.
Volunteer coleus growing in a decent-sized pot on the porch. Since coleus and pineapple sage are both thirsty bitches, I decided this was a good place to transplant the rooted cutting.
One of the two surviving cuttings is definitely healthier than the other. I'll give the second one a chance, but if it hasn't perked up in a week or so it'll get culled.
Two cells of loofah (luffa, luffah...however you want to spell it) seedlings in one of the raised beds in back.
And here's the structure they'll grow on. The loofah and passionflower vine can duke it out, one on each side. Hopefully by planting out the loofah now it will lure all the striped cucumber beetles into the back of the house so next month I can plant cucumbersnin the front with fewer problems. Probably not as I think the best strategy is just timing, but I can hope.
Volunteer redbud tree that I had to remove from a garden bed. Put it into this Tidy Cats litter bucket planter with the extra Chinese cabbage to see if it wants to be a tree. If so, I'll retransplant it later when it's big enough to stand above the ground cover in the side yard.
Bonus flowers:
The peas are going nuts. Hoping for a good crop. What I don't use right away will get blanched and frozen for stir-fries later.
