We've had a few weeks of below normal cool nights here but things have definitely warmed up. We're getting close to the right amount of rain and I'm catching it in buckets & such where I don't need and putting where I do need.
Tomatoes are showing promise. Gourds and corn are looking good. Herbs should produce well enough. Peppers are "iffy" at best as are okra, eggplant and greens. Root crops are not showing much promise at this point.
One thing I've tried to learn from my dear, late maternal grandmother (Olivette) is patience to try again next year. However one thing I no doubt inherited from her husband, my Pawpaw (Ira) is impatience!
I've got a couple more raised bed gardens staked out to build as time and energy allow. I'm using old recovered slats from the privacy fence that was here when I moved in for the most part so the 3 I have and 1 more planned are 6' x 6'. Two of the new ones will be 8' x 12'.
The most important thing is that I'm having fun in my gardens. I've had some fruit trees wither and die. I've had some crops fail miserably.
But I love walking barefoot in the yard. Getting my hands in the soil is better than couch time talking to a shrink. Some plants do not grow under my care... the ones that do make me happy seeing life come forth.
Isn't that what life should be all about?
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