Today we got the first real rain we've had in months. Almost half of the state of Mississippi has been under a burn ban because of lack of rain. Pretty much the entire state is under drought or dry conditions. This afternoon I was sitting with the back door open as usual and heard what has become an unusual sound... rain! While out this morning I did notice some clouds and thought there was a slim chance of a sprinkle but we actually had a decent half hour or so of real soaking rain.
The temperature was still near 90 F at 4:30 PM so I went out and enjoyed myself as only a redneck could. I was wearing only a pair of shorts and was actually catching grass hoppers to feed the lizards earlier so was wearing proper attire for the occasion as I walked in the yard, front, sides and back getting soaked and loving it.
It'll take more than one good rain to get us back up to where we should be and before all is said and done we'll probably have some flooding but right now I'm thanking God almighty for this bit of relief.
As the temperature has been running some 10 degrees F above normal I've still got watermelons and peanuts growing in the raised beds as well as eggplants and peppers in large containers. I've had to keep them watered as of late but this day's rain should have done them more good than my hosing.
Also due to the abnormally warm temps I did go ahead and plant another few packs of root veggies. I'm seeing some nice sprouts coming up there. It has simply been too damn hot to try to build anything like my desired greenhouse but I'm thinking should the temperature take a sudden drop I can still use the window panels Mom gave me for the greenhouse. I can simply lay a few braces across the raised beds and lay the windows over them for a quick cold frame.
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