Garden Planning

Last year we had a wonderful container garden, about 60% veggies and 40% flowers. I wanted to do more with veggies this year, but haven't had enough energy to think about what I wanted to do. Today I woke up inspired and we had a $10 coupon for the West Seattle Nursery, so out we went. I had no idea that it was going to be their Open House today, so I'm glad we got there early before the huge crowds came. I'd already bought some starts for snap peas, strawberries and spinach at the West Seattle Farmers Market last week. Now I have starts for broccoli, scallions and onions, and also a blueberry bush (tree?). The guy at the nursery said blueberries would do better in the ground (not an option if we want sun), but he recommended one of the smaller ones and we have a large-ish container (the old glass recycling bin that we are no longer required to use), so we'll see what happens. Also picked up tons of soil, compost and mulch, and I've got some new containers I bought last week, on top of the ones we're re-using. Now I just need the energy to prepare the soil (I've got a huge 5+ gallon tub out there that I mixed fertilizer, compost and soil in last year) and actually sit out there and do the planting. I'm also anxiously awaiting the arrival of tomato starts! Still a little cool (and not sunny) in these parts. --------------------------------------- It's now 4 hours later and I just got back from RiteAid - they've got a sale on the plastic pots that I use, and they're 50% off. I don't think I've paid more than 50% of the cost of any of the pots in my garden over the past year or two, which is cool. I hadn't planned on getting more pots, but I got one the other day from RiteAid for tomatoes that I thought was the same size I had, and it ended up being much bigger. And considering that in full bloom my tomato pots were falling over last year, I decided the bigger pot would be better for them, so I got 2 more. Also came home from Junction TrueValue with 2 pots of marigolds (helped with insect control last year with the veggies) and another flower I can't recall the name of. Rite Aid actually did have tomato starts, but I don't know about buying veggie starts from a drugstore. Plus I don't know if planting them outdoors is too early and would kill them. So I still haven't planted anything, but right now I feel like a garden architect - looking at what I want to plant, how many pots I have, what I still want to buy, and what will fit where. I'm starting a list of what pots are available and what will go in each. This is so much fun! My husband pointed out that gardening on Easter Sunday sounds very appropriate, so I think I'll get started tomorrow. I've got an event to be at in 3 hours, so probably not the best time to start getting dirty!