I drove up to Countryside in Crystal Lake and started shopping my list. They didn’t have any Mexican tarragon, and there were no large Jalapeños. The single plants were priced at $4.50, three times the $1.50 that I paid at Woldhuis. I spent about $145. I’ll do better with substituting varieties next year and do my shopping at Woldhuis.

So, the only thing is need is the Mexican Tarragon and the two large Jalapeños. I’ll get the Jalapenos at Goebberts. I need to get thyme and Rosemary when the herb garden is done. Also, I’ll get the geraniums from Jewel whenever they come in. My garden plant bill was about $1200 last year; I should be less than half that this year. Long live Woldhuis!

I went back into the garden when I got home and planted all the tomatoes and peppers, except for the container garden. I put cages on all of the tomatoes and watered the whole garden. I worked until almost 7:30 and made good progress. If I can get out early tomorrow, I can get the container garden done before the rain comes. I am happy with my progress and ahead of last year.