Amen to your tagline. Had hoped we’d get something the last couple days but that didn’t happen. They’re saying maybe Sunday but not holding my breath.
Yours are further along than mine. Saw one flower on a tomato. IIRC, you put out cuke transplants whereas I just sowed the day of the big storm so all mine got washed into the low corner. The broccoli and cauliflower never came up so need to sow some cantaloupe or maybe see if the very old okra is still viable. Did dig a couple holes there for a potato that had sprouted in the kitchen so we’ll see. Weeds have never been this bad so that’s taking a toll. Lost 3 tomatoes from hubby’s truck parked too close to them and one pepper from who knows what. Beans, peas, squashes, asparagus, corn, etc. all doing fine. Having onions and salad greens on the table.
I gave a couple of my neighbors some leaf lettuce seed (since I buy my seed at a nursery in Elgin - 1/4 cup for $.50) and they have had exceptional luck. Same goes for turnips and spinach. I'll be pulling the winter crop out this weekend and planting new lettuce for the summer.
My neighbor planted about 50 potato plants and they are about two feet tall now. He got several seed potatoes and asked me how to plant them since I grew up on a farm. I told him to cut the taters with at least one good eye. He did and every one came up and are growing like crazy.
Yes, we do need the rain. I hope the lakes come up quite a bit before summer. Our congregation has had a prayer for rain during the service for several months. I did hear the first cigarette boat on Travis today since the drought hit.