Hikr, I love the smell of fresh basil.
They say it's going to get into the 80's later this week, so I guess it is time to get that planted.
And I just noticed one of my shishito peppers has finally come up!
Edit: our ~30 mins of yard work is done. Didn't take much to get us both out of breath. I'm focusing on cleaning up the east side of the house, it has the day lily bed, the giant lilac tree, and the honeysuckle invasion. The area's been ignored for a couple of years. Last year we put up trellis to give the back deck some privacy. Today I raked out about half the flower bed, including windblown trash. It made a big pile with the leaves that collected against the fence over the winter. An ongoing problem. DH has tried to grow grass there but too many leaves collect.
DH collected some of the leaves and moved them to the compost bin. I couldn't find the clippers to remove invasive vines and trees, so I switched to cleaning the driveway of accumulated debris along the edges, something else we haven't done in a few years. There's a 6" wide layer of dirt (with stuff growing in it) along each side. Between the maple trees, leaves, and a sloped yard it's anther ongoing problem.