Finally dried out (barely) enough to do some work hilling the potatoes Friday...so a wasp stung me on the wrist as I was about half finished. Had to head for the house, as some breeds of those buggers can send me to the ER for shots. Fortunately, Benadryl & ice packs were all that it required...but it still itches.
Saturday couldn’t do too much, as we had to leave just after noon to attend a funeral, but it dried out more, soooo
Today, I spent over an hour tilling under out of control weeds, as well as plot for planting. I added finished compost from the bin, as well as a liberal amount of mixed rabbit droppings & chicken litter, and planted green beans, yellow zucchini, and 2 types of acorn squash. Part of one garden fencerow got 2 varieties of runner beans along it; they’ll have 8’ of chicken wire to climb. By then, it was time to clean up, have dinner & leave for Flag Day ceremonies at the State Veterans Home
My new seeds are getting watered with pennies from heaven as I type & listen to the thunder. No planting tomorrow, as the radar shows the storm still has another solid 60 miles of rain slowly chugging along.
I need to buy a pair of boots. My backyard gardens are standing in water, thank goodness they are raised gardens, about 2 feet high & 3 feet wide. But the rains came while we were in CA and the pesky weeds are every where. In my flower garden, in my pots and of course the raised garden.
I’m not complaining about the rain, as it’s better than the drought we’ve experienced. Our lakes, rivers, creeks, stock tanks etc need the water...but the rain sure plays havoc in my gardens. When we arrived home, we went to the community garden to check our gardens, there, and of course the weeds came alive and thrived. We checked the corn and they needed a couple more days to fill the kernels. Well, we went to pick the corn yesterday and I guess someone else was watching the ears too, ‘cause there were NO ears of corn to be found. I do hope who ever picked the corn enjoyed them. Next year, I’ll plant them here at home. It’s the first time this has happened.