This weekend I started attempting to conquer the shed in the back of the yard. It has been full of crap that the previous owners left behind and has been a home to an opossum or two as well. So I'm finally going to try to get rid of the rusty old shed this year and replace it with something newer with doors and no holes in the roof.

So I removed all of the crap that was garbage - old tree stumps, broken bicycle, wheels, an alternator, old traffic cones (Hey! I can save my parking space all year round now!), etc. Saw quite a few large spiders as well. Neat.

Now all that is left in there is our crap. The next big step is to try to dismantle it - which should be fun. I think that will start in the next few weeks.

Other than that everything is doing really well. I'm starting to get my first ripe tomatoes - my tumbler and black cherry are starting to ripen. However a few (4) of my Mama Roma tomatoes are getting blossom end rot - that sucks. I even put down some bone meal to increase the calcium in the soil last week since I hand the same problem last year - but I guess that wasn't soon enough. It is also more common earlier in the season so hopefully it won't be so bad. Also it was the Mama Roma's last year that had this same problem - maybe it is just them.

So that's it. I'm going to taste test my refrigerator pickles tomorrow and I should have my first ripe tomato either tomorrow or Tuesday. I can't wait!