Yesterday I started the transition from my spring/summer vegetable garden to my fall/winter vegetable garden. Out went the languishing zucchini plants, the dead tomato plants. In went the red cabbage, the broccoli, and the romaine lettuce.

In, also, went a couple more patio tomato plants. I have the best luck with those and really, our climate can handle year-round tomatoes. Most of the time.

I also have a couple volunteer tomato plants from spring's grape tomato, so I'm happy. That, to me, means the plants are where they're supposed to be.

I finally got the star jasmine planted in three big pots on the outside of the veggie garden. I've been meaning to do that for a couple years, so - whew. Cross that off the list.

I bought a pack of strawberry plants (yes, I know, wrong season - but why are they selling them?) and will find a good place on the hill to plant those. Once I get the last tomato bed dug up, I'm thinking - maybe I'll plant potatoes and onions. I've got lots of onion sets - it's not a bad idea. And I have the touch where it comes to potatoes.

We'll see. Now all I need is that job to come through - that'll guarantee the garden will die due to my lack of time. I guess I win either way, huh?