April 17th. Compost and veggies and auger , etc.

There was a compost bin to assemble, tomatoes and veggies to plant, compost tea to be doled out to each vegetable already planted, and other gardening chores to be done.

My compost pile was less than perfect by any standard, but it did get the job done.

But now I have a better compost bin. It is not one of those very expensive types, it is very simple in construction, and, the price was right. I have decided I now want some kind of auger Thingamabob to help turn the compost. Somewhere a long time ago, I seem to remember reading an article, about someone using an auger style tool. I will have to look into it.Update: I looked into it and found information on The Manic Gardener

I found just the one I want, but according to The manic gardener
Quote: Well, guess what. A hand-held auger is available in Britain, and I’ll betcha you could buy one in practically any country in Europe, not to mention Asia. But this is the United States of America, and we don’t do that sort of thing.

Sheesh! a person can't win for losing.
My honey is very good at making things, perhaps he can create something I can use. I will put it on his "to do list" *chuckle*

I planted 10 tomato plants and surrounded them with these water filled plant protectors. I was amazed at how warm the air inside the first installed protector felt, by the time I finished with the last one. There are only three plant protectors to a package which meant I was one short, so I had to come up with a plan to protect the last tomato plant.

Here is another use for your bulb planting tool. Click on picture to enlarge
I use mine for making the holes to plant my seedlings, which were started in peat pots. Make a hole, drop the potted seedling in, gently firm down, water, (I use llama compost tea) and the job is done. See, couldn't be easier.

I have my photos out of sequence, but was too weary to change them around. Here is what I came up with to protect the last little tomato plant. I filled six empty soda bottles with water and placed them around the plant, then surrounded the whole thing with bubble wrap. I will pull the top closer together to protect the tomato plant. How's that for kiwi brainstorming?

My honey installed four vertical frames today. They are made from PVC pipe with steel pipe inserts to make them rigid and they can be easily removed at the end of the season to be stored for the winter. Tomorrow I plan on starting the job of stringing them, a back breaking job I am thinking.
Thanks honey, I could not do all this work without your help, I appreciate it very much.
Now I need to lie on a heating pad Oh!! My aching back.