Future Mojitos

Sometimes after a hot day we like to relax by the pool and enjoy a Mojito. One of the key ingredients for a good Mojito is fresh mint leaves. And one can't always predict when the mood will strike for a Mojito. So yesterday we planted what will probably be the first 2 of several mint plants. But WOW, that ground was hard! I only dug down about a foot, and I still had to use a pick axe for each inch! In this picture, Shirley is filling the dirt in around the containers in which the mint will be growing. If you didn't already know, mint is, in many respects, a bit of a weed; it will happily take over the earth as far as the eye can see if left unshackled. ...So we plant it in containers to restrict its spreading. Now we just water, fertilize, and wait :-)