Garden update, its a late start

It has been raining and raining here, days of greyness and wetness have kept us from getting the garden ready for seeds and transplants. But the sun finally showed herself today and I realized that all the dampness was really a blessing - it was so easy to pull up the ridiculous number of weeds that covered our garden plot and flip the soil. So now it will sit a couple days and then we can plant the little tomato seedlings that sit anxiously waiting their new home, along with numerous seeds that should be in the ground by now: zucchini, squash, melons...and we will have to buy transplants for the seedling attempts that failed, mainly eggplant and peppers. Also need to plant basil and a few more herbs. Oregano, Rosemary, Chives, two kinds of parsley and...something else Ive forgotten have come back on their own - yay perennials! I have already transplanted the broccoli, which are doing fine so far. There are pea shoots heading toward the trellis, and I put beans in the ground today. I also have a new pink rose bush to plant by the fence - my first mother's day gift addition to our garden.
Im sad we havent been able to add our own compost to the soil this year. Got too late a start with our new composter, and it has been slow to begin cooking. Think we should add some compost activator for the first time - not sure what it is but I will have to look into it.