Oh I feel your pain! The best I can do is an herb garden. I tried adding broccolini, onions, and baby potatoes this year. All are a bust with the exception of the baby potatoes, which I don’t know yet. They have huge green sprouts on the top, but I don’t think the little potatoes will be ready until October or November if I’m at all lucky.
I say we are semi-rural here, because, while we live in a neighborhood (with an HOA 😠), we back up to farmers. The county courthouse is a mile away, but if you drive 1/4 mi from my house, you’re in farm country. Expansive farm country. I so wish we could have a few restrictions released, but the folks around me have no idea that I have so much wildlife that roams my 1-2/3 acre every day. In fact, we have a “certified wildlife habitat”. I bet if I did try to plant vegetables (if I ever had enough sun in my yard), the critters would make mincemeat out of it in no time.
State of Emergency declared following recent tornadoes, other severe weather (Wisconsin)
MADISON, Wis. — A state of emergency was declared in Wisconsin by Gov. Tony Evers Friday, following a recent stretch of severe weather and tornadoes.
Executive Order #232 covers storm damage and recovery from severe weather that hit in various areas of Wisconsin from June 21 - 25. Widespread tree and structural damage, road washouts, power outages, and flooding was reported.
The National Weather Service confirmed 10 tornadoes occurred in nine counties. Some areas saw roughly five to six inches of rain, which led to flooding that is still ongoing in some counties as of Friday.
Evers said Wisconsin Emergency Management, a division of the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs, has been working with counties to assess damage and determine resources needed to speed recovery efforts. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is assessing damage to state park properties.
The Executive Order allows for all state agencies to assist in the response and recovery effort. The Wisconsin National Guard may also be activated as needed.
Diana here: Told ya I was having a cr@p-tastic growing season! At least my house and greenhouse are still standing, though. A beautiful Lutheran Church near us was reduced to SPLINTERS! They are fully insured, but are raising money to clean up the cemetery there - lots of headstones ruined that need replacing and just general mayhem.
This Spring has been one for the books, for sure! We had a tornado in February this year! Thankfully, our weather is stabilizing, now. The temps are going to be no higher than 83 for the next 10 days, lows in the mid-60’s, which won’t help much with tomatoes ripening. :( More rain, every few days, though. BAH!