The seeds that I planted directly into the raised bed are going crazy. Those were all ones I'd saved from last fall (beets x 2 types, chard, lettuce) plus a newer envelope of carrots. I didn't realize they'd do so well. If I'd known, I would have planted them more sparingly.
On the other hand, the seeds that were mostly old that I planted in little pots or 6 packs aren't doing nearly as much. Fingers crossed that more come up.
Last week, I brought seeds (beets x 2, chard, lettuce, celery) first to the library for the seed library and later to the garden swap at the library. I came home with a few tomatoes and some passion fruit. Yum!
This weekend, we transplanted some nasturtium from the community garden bed (where it was overwhelming the space) to a side of our yard. We'll see if the plants survived the journey, which was actually pretty funny. Dear husband carried the long nasturtium vines slung over his shoulder for the mile hike home! We sometimes get odd looks coming back from the garden. This time we truly deserved them.
We also moved a hydrangea that a friend gave me years ago from the pot it had been in to a border area. The loquat seeds that the kids and I started from neighborhood fruit May 2023 went into the front yard. I won't hold my breath on getting any fruit from those soon. They're about 5 inches tall. We also cleared out some succulents from a bed where I didn't want so many of those. I'll give them away. When next we have time and interest, I hope we'll plant some succulents that are currently in pots in that bed.
Southern California is getting an historic amount of rain, which is probably good for the vegetables bed and eases the transplanting but bad from some homes, etc. Son's dorm has some leaks, the hot water died, and today classes were virtual. Our home has been fine, thankfully. I hope everyone is staying safe and relatively dry.
