Who's doing soil wars this spring?

So, here in the Raleigh, NC area, we are in a drought. The night before last it rained. Today it rained again. But I'm conflicted. You see, Thursday morning, I put two seeding trays on the back deck to harden off. I had my pepper starts, a few basil starts, and my oregano start in those trays. Then I pulled my back right after I put them out there and spent most of the day flat on my back recovering. I think two of my peppers survived. The basil and oregano are gone. Not sure where, they're just gone. Guess I'm going to direct seed the rest!

What’s buggin’ you right now? Drop a pic of a “pest” that’s disturbing your growing area — it can be an animal, insect, or anything else that tries to disrupt soil life, plant health, or your inner peace. Tell tell us what it is and why it’s a nuisance to you. Extra-special bonus bragging rights if you include a solution to successfully manage or eliminate it. 💥

So, last winter (January 2025) I bought jasmine officinale cuttings from an Etsy vendor. The listing was for 10 cuttings, she sent 14. I dipped them in rooting hormones (organic) and put them in a pot in a south facing window and 12 formed roots. I moved them into larger pots on the back porch when it warmed up outside and once the ground was nice and warm started putting them in the ground. Most of them are along two sides of our shed in the back yard with 2" x 3" wire fencing mesh as a trellis since jasmine can get quite large. The last one is in my front flower bed. I only lost one of the plants after putting them in the ground. They are forming flowers! Most of the buds are in the ones that are facing south, but all of the plants are greening up nicely! I am so excited about how well these are doing! I love jasmine green tea and I plan on using the flowers for tea once they really start producing!