It's the need to plan for this year's garden. (Truth be told, I tried to write this in the way of the infamous SNL skit regarding "A fevah" but couldn't figure out how to pull it off.)
To start, I was inspired by something that Kathy from Skippy's Vegetable Garden does; she has her garden layouts on Powerpoint. I was going to use AutoCAD, but think that using Powerpoint is probably easier and certainly more attractive. Thankfully, I'd already plotted out where all my boxes are at the plot on graph paper when planning the layout two years ago so it was simply a matter of inputting the info into the computer.
I was sure to record are the cardinal directions. Ordinarily, I wouldn't care overmuch about it, however, this year I'm planning on planting the cucumbers to grow in the shade provided by the watermelon trellis. I've read (and will post details later) that cucumbers won't grow female flowers when temps are consistently over 95 degrees. My hope is that shade will help avoid the issues of past years. By orienting the trellis properly (as much as I can, anyway), I hope to maximize the shade I can give the cucumber plants.
Anyway, here's what the "blank" plot currently looks like. Some boxes are either populated by stuff that's overwintered and some can't readily be moved (like the runner beans).
Once I've finalized a layout for this year, I'll post it separately so I can better track for future years.
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