Sacrificial beans

Only awake for a few more minutes, making sure daughter is breathing well before going to bed. 

Daughter and I planted more garlic today, along with red cabbage, celery and a whole box of shade-tolerant flower seeds in places around the yard. Then we took a walk this afternoon and spread another box of mixed seeds along the aqueduct near the house as we walked. 

I got 1 lb of pinto beans today and planted them (actually just spread and raked in) around the north garden. I don't like pinto beans, except for refried beans. Don't care of these grow a single bean at all. Point of this is the roots, stems and leaves. Mostly roots, since they help fixate Nitrogen in the soil. Once the plants start growing, I can just turn them under and gain the benefit of the plants on the soil. 

Finally got the mulch on Fri before work, spread it over the planted garden rows Sat morning.  Only about 1 1/2" on each row right now. I'll get and apply more as finances permit. Right now, I'm just applying mulch to mounds which are already planted. Should help the soil condition over time and help retain moisture and some warmth now.

Cool thing about all we planted is that it rained well tonight. Supposed to rain more tonight and tomorrow but of course can never be sure of that here. Hoping for it.