Sorry about the garden. It's frustrating to work so hard but to have it all more or less "go to waste".
I think the abnormal rainfall has to be a big factor. So many of my contacts, both on FR and here locally, have experienced the exact same conditions, with bad results for gardens and crops.
What’s amazing, though, is that all of the crop land around us (112 acres that we rent out) is doing really well. They’ve gotten FOUR cuttings of Hay off, and the feed corn and soybeans and wheat all did just fine.
Grateful for that, at least. The Dairy Cows will be fed well all winter and produce healthy calves come Spring. :)
Agreed. Just in the last month, in our late summer cool spell, did my garden finally “take off”, tho’ some plants in shaded spots that didn’t get too soggy (esp. those in pots) did “ok”.
Now, we are in drought, but the next several days look to be rainy.