It was mostly warm and dry here in Central Missouri over the past week, which was welcome relief from the cool and wet pattern that we’ve been mired in.
We were able to get all of the grass mowed, including the back paddock around what should be a sunflower field, and the wetland area below the bait pond. It’s been too wet this spring to work the sunflower field, and now it’s so late that there’s not much point in spending the money to do it, so I’ve decided to leave it fallow this summer.
The kitchen garden is looking pretty good. We were able to do a bit of badly-needed weeding over the weekend. I pruned the low suckers on all of the tomato plants yesterday. Those are doing much better after a few days of sunshine and warm weather. Squash and cucumbers are starting to take off. Beets are gaining. Pole beans are showing signs of improvement. Peppers look good. Kale is flourishing. Carrots are up nicely, with a good stand. Turnips and rutabaga freshly sprouted. Green salad is slowing down, but hanging in there. Radishes are starting to get woody. The rhubarb division that I thought was croaked has put out a sprig of new growth, so there’s hope yet for that one.
It looks like we might get a small fruit crop in spite of the late freeze. Pears, apples, plums, and peaches are all present. The crop is thin, but better than nothing. Hopefully what’s there will be able to mature before the bugs wreck it.
Weather guessers are thinking we might get some rain over the next few days, which wouldn’t be all bad at this point. It’s amazing how fast the ground dries up with 80°+ temps and 20mph winds blowing all day long.
*** Weather guessers are thinking we might get some rain...***
It’s nice to hear another person refer to them as “guessers” too.
I often say that most everyone who gets their work wrong 90% of the time should be fired from that job, so that they can look for something where they can have more success. Alas, they are never fired, at least not for their terrible forecasts.