My Pawpaw trees should be happily settling into my yard by now.
But they aren't.
Instead, the US Postal Service has sent them on a tour of the south. They left Fayetteville, but instead of going to Little Rock, they went to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. From there, I don't know where they've gone. USPS is keeping that a secret and isn't telling me just how long the tour will last.
I don't think they'll ever make it to my yard.
So today I ordered one more Pawpaw tree and one Spicebush. After it's been long enough that the package with the first trees can be declared "lost" I'll have to file a claim with the post office to get my money back for the first trees. What a big mess. I just hope the second order makes it here.
When I got off work this afternoon, I took Mo down to the woods and we cut some privet sticks to use as stakes to hold my PEX pipe "hoops" for the brassica bed.
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| Hoops to hold row cover. |
I got some of them put up when we got back, but I think I've put them too close together. They're only about 18" apart, but I think they will still work just fine if I space them about 3' apart. That will also use less of my pipe. (I might need some of that when I get ready to do the bathroom remodel!)
If it's not raining tomorrow morning, I may try to go ahead and get the little plants set out. They're ready to go...they're actually looking pretty good!
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| Cabbage, broccoli and kale plants, ready to go out into the garden. |
But sadly, still no sign of carrots. I really thought they'd be sprouted by now since they were a new seed packet I just bought, and they were planted on February 28. Some sources say they should germinate in 6 to 10 days. Others say 14 to 21 days! Well, it's been 10 days....