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Green thumb continued...

I was really worried about the 5 flowering pear trees we were required to plant in our endless park strip (woes of a corner lot). When we planted them last summer we just dug a hole big enough for them to fit in and called it good. Apparently you're supposed to dig a really big hole, fill it with super duper soil, then put the tree in. So to my joyous surprise... they're blooming despite our planting incompetence and clay soil!! They live!! Yay!

Love seeing our front door in the background of this pic. I'll be documenting the blooming everyday this week (in addition to whatever other pics I want to feature on this blog).

And in other great news, my seeds are sprouting! Turns out my thumb is sort of green. At least so far. We'll see how it goes once I plant them outside. The melons, cucumbers and roma tomatoes have come up. And one cherry tomato peeked through today. Yipee. Can't wait until they produce actual fruit. Or even the second set of leaves that are supposed to come any day now.