I was very happy to see some of the melons are starting to sprout now


We have received over 2 inches of rain in the past 24 hours

The peppers and tomatoes are growing bigger. The 4 tomatoes I planted really early in February grew out since the tops of the plants froze. They would probably be over 4 foot tall by now if that wouldn’t have happened. The peppers have fruit that is maturing.






The 3 older blackberry bushes are very vigorous and are starting to flower and fruit. The smaller ones that were transplanted are all doing OK. Some better than others.




note about soil temperature and melon germination rates https://gallistead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-04-04-131051.png
and a chart of our recent soil temperature trends — 10 deg hotter than normal this year https://gallistead.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-04-04-131227.png