I went out around 11:00 and started trimming the blackberries and cleaning the old canes. I pulled way more out than I thought I would. I picked a few ripe berries. I think they and everything else will be early this year. I’ll be picking some Cherokee Carbon Heirloom tomatoes today. They are exceedingly early. I also weeded the rest of the mint garden.

I planted the cucumber plants and then another hill of Cocozelle Zucchini. Then I ripped out the old pea plants and weeded that bed. Then, I succession-planted Lazy Housewife pole beans along the trellis. This is about two weeks earlier than I planted them last year. Last year’s crop got eaten once they started climbing.