Well, at least you didn’t hurt yourself today! :)
It’s supposed to rain tonight and all day tomorrow, so I’ve dumped the compost, moved the remaining flowers and winter squashes out of the greenhouse so they can get real rain water on them, dumped pots that were holding too much water and pulled back the mulch on my tomatoes and Lilies - the lilies are already showing yellow leaves from too much water - you can’t win! The fruit trees (Apples, Peaches, Pears, Cherries) and all the small wild fruits we harvest got a great kick in the pants from the rain, yesterday. I am going to have a TON of fruit this growing season if things keep on the way they are.
I also filled a dozen milk jugs from the rain barrel which is fuller than full with all this wonderful rain. Driving back from getting groceries today, the field corn is up about 6”, the soybeans are right behind them and any grasses and alfalfa planted for hay are leaping out of the ground for the second harvest/baling. Our five, 40’ rows of ‘Ambrosia’ Sweet Corn have gotten off to a really good start.
Yep. This time of year you’d better LOVE the color green - because that’s all you can see for miles around you. :)
2.5” yesterday and possibly another 3” between tonight and tomorrow. Not looking awful, but man it’s HOT and HUMID now. Fingers crossed for no ‘bad stuff’ for either of us!
Looks like we might be drying up here in Ctrl MO. Starting Thursday, highs 90-94 and sunny for four days as of now. Maybe the farmers around here will finally be able to get their first cutting of hay.
Ordered some more 1/4” drip line today to run the two new beds. It’s finally drying up under the tunnel roof. I’ve watered three times this year so turning on/off the drip manually or watering by hand for the single bed was fine but I have a feeling it’s about time to set up a watering schedule. It is almost July after all.
Got my 15 gallon tank cleaned out and ready for a fresh batch of fertilizer to push through the drip system. Maters are ready for some.
Couple of squash seeds sprouted so it shouldn’t be too long before the rest are up.
Another month and I’ll be able to start putting money into the tunnel again. Gonna start with end walls with doors and gable vents and then do the sides.
Super muggy here ... stifling almost. We got a shower, but it looks like anything serious has dissipated. A few small waves of storms this evening & overnight will be coming through. Severe T-storms forecast for Thursday.
I took some fence panels off the trailer & ‘graduated’ the dahlia seedlings to anti-deer fencing instead of Dollar Store small wire garbage cans covered with row cover. The dahlias have outgrown the covers after not doing much growing for weeks ... maybe I’ll have flowers by Thanksgiving at this rate. That was all I did garden wise/outside.
My SIL asked if I wanted some venison. She gave me 3 packages of loin which was shocking - she usually keeps that for herself. She also gave me a football roast & 6 1-lb. packages of ground venison. I love having venison. Half beef half ground venison works well in recipes & helps the budget. Loin is a treat.
Sunday, I FINALLY got the ceiling fan working in the living room. It’s nice to have air flow when you have a pile of knitting or crochet in your lap which can get pretty warm. After the stress of the trip (pulling the trailer & keeping an eye on mom following in her car), I have spent the afternoon knitting ... so relaxing :-)