May 8, Friday

Watered the bed deeply with garden hose. Managed to get a gentle enough spray from the nozzle. Much easier than my watering can. That's it for lawn and garden work today. No sign of pests on tomatoes, lots of promising little lettuce sprouts.

Thunderstorm right now (10 pm).

Just sent for a super-lightweight row cover fabric to keep bugs and birds out. May discourage rabbits and housepets as well. Designed to transmit rain and 95% of sunlight with minimal heat buildup. $8.95, plus a painful $7.95 shipping: $16.90 total from gardensalive.com. Searched hard for one this light. More fragile, but I want maximum light penetration. Need to get a couple of PVC or metal hoops to hold it up.