“Do you know about Mr. Murphy and his law?”
“If something can go wrong, it will.”
So, what went wrong? Why doesn’t some plant bloom? Surely some could do that since I was nice enough to get them living. They have nice planters and soil with food in it and I protect them every night from squirrel marauders.
Perhaps I should have a stern talk with them tomorrow to point out they have certain responsibilities and they aren’t doing jack about carrying them out.
Seriously... nature is going to do what it is going to do. All we can do is help it along. Maybe the night-time temps are wrong. Maybe the day-length isn't right. Maybe the wine at dinner was a red wine served with chicken? Who knows these things?
You will notice that I'm very boring with my garden. I may add one or two things a year to the mix. Romas will be my tomato. I'm happy others have luck with all the varied types. My peppers are jalapeno and (as of this year) NM chili. I rely a lot on what I harvest, so I find something that works for me, here, and figure out when and how, and that's it. I'm not going to the grocery store if I run out of onions. I just can't afford to.
/johnny