Hot Starts

I picked up some hot weather crop starts at the nursery.  It's too late to grow our own seedlings so the tomatoes, eggplant, basil, and watermelon are the first to be planted.  We are using black landscaping fabric around the eggplant and watermelon because they are the most sensitive to soil temperatures.  The fabric mulch helps hold in the heat, and creates a slightly warmer micro-climate.