Garden 2.0

This season, Butterknife Estates is trying something new. Or rather, it's trying the same thing, just better. This years garden is much improved over last years model. This year sports a variety of fruit bearing plants as well as vegetable and tuberific plants. The tally comes to 3 rows of walla-walla onions, 3 early girl, 3 cherry, and 3 roma tomato plants, 6 bell peppers, 3 anaheim, 3 jalapeno, 4 cantaloupe, 3 cucumber, 2 rows of carrots, 2-3 rows of lettuce, a slew of potatoes and a raspberry bush. This represents a few returning champions from last year and some new faces. At the very least, it is packed in there better, with more land being used.

Significant improvements were made this year with planning ahead, knowing what we now know from last year. First, the plants were all started from seed over a month ago. Last year, I don't think we got anything into the ground before June came around. Second, the dripping pipe system is now glued together and won't spontaneously burst. That means I can't pack it into the garage over the winter, but hey, I'm moving out in August. Third, the tomatoes have cages this year. Last year, they got all bushy until we tied them up. Not so good. Fourth, and this is the most important: WE DIDN'T PLANT A SINGLE SQUASH RELATED PLANT. Thank goodness. I, myself, subsisted off of steamed, baked, and microwaved zucchini for the better part of two months and all the spagetti squash spoiled in the garage.

To update all on BkE news, the final Lost party will be held next week, May 27, 2010. All are invited, Lost fans or no, to enjoy cake(s), confectionary, treats, and whatever else we can whip up. And 2 1/2 hours of Lost. Can't forget that.

Also, the BkE has two new heroes: Jake and J.J. They moved in 3 weeks ago. It is anticipated that hero Harrison and his brother, Clint, will also be taking up residence in July.

Thad's projectoritis finally came back in full force, causing him to stop working for a cure. We rearranged the basement theater to look like this.