Tuesday

Overcast and cool out this morning.

The tomato planter stuff arrived yesterday. Ordered two too many planters. I thought that five would fit in each tray, but only four do.

I need to figure out how to support the planter and mix up the media. Need to find some horticulatural sand. 

The tomato seedlings are nearly ready to transplant, I think. 

What else? Not much else. At home again. Got the kids up and took them to school.

 

Tomatoes

10 Two-gallon "Perfect Pots" 49.50
2 42"x8"x4" American Ag trays 39.90
2 1/2" fill/drain fittings 5.90
10 ft of 1/2 tubing 5.00
1 21-liter bag of Higromite
3 .4 cubic ft bags of Vermiculite 11.85
3 .4 cubic ft bags of Perlite 11.85
1 qt Fox Farm Grow Big
1 qt Fox Farm Big Bloom
1 qt Maxicrop Liquified Seaweed

$219.80. Ouch. Much more than I'd intended to spend. The trays are what I was searching for. The "Perfect Pots" ought to fit into them. I can suspend the big trays on something and then just pour the nutrient through several times a day.

The eighteen seeds I planted (three different kinds of tomatoes) have almost ALL germinated. Four each of two varieties and three of the third variety. 

I intend to grow the tomatoes on the cement side of the house, attached to the fence. I'd tried large containers and soil one year, which didn't work out well at all.

I think this will work. I think that I'll enjoy it.

Too much money. Spent over $100 on two pairs of Under Armour shorts and underwear today. And a new pair of giant swim trunks. And a tie-dye t-shirt. Nice lime green color.

Looking forward to the tomato project. I hope that things work out as I've envisioned them. I'm hoping that two gallons per plant is enough for a root system. It won't need to support the plant, but I want enough room for the root ball to develop.

 

Washed the truck

Nearly time to go and pick Flynn up. Time to go and wait for Flynn, anyway. 

Set aside money for taxes. Pay off the truck. Pay off the credit card. That will leave about $28,500. Keep $10,000 in an interest-bearing account and put $18,500 away in the IRA or kid accounts. Something.

Time to go get Flynn.

Here I sit. Monday at 10:20. 

I've gotta remember to pick Flynn up at 12:30 this morning, not 3:15.

Both kids have testing today. Hopefully they'll do well. 

I could not get out of bed this morning. I resented my clock's alarm clock. 

I looked forward to the weekend and when it finally arrived it flew right past.

Need to work on Cassidy's home photo project. I ought to find her camera and transfer the photos to her account on the computer.

Monday again already.