Rain, Rain. We need it!

 

Well, it remains to be seen if this Saturday, May12th, will be another scheduled workday.  We got some much-needed rain today, and it's supposed to rain again tomorrow (Wednesday).  If it rains hard, it might make the garden too wet to work on Saturday.  Little weeds are starting to grow along our expertly crafted rows of veggies, and it's time to turn under the first crop of buckwheat in the tomato garden.  It would be nice if we could get in there and take care of these things before they get away from us. 

I'll send an email to the group by Friday evening to see if anyone wants to play in the dirt on Saturday.  We shouldn't need a lot of gardeners, and it shouldn't be back-breaking work this time.  We just need to tidy up and keep everything beautiful...if it's dry enough, that is.

Rob Suydam and I replaced some pepper plants that didn't make it; planted some pole bean seeds where the original ones didn't come up, and transplanted about 20 new basil plants last weekend.  We amended the soil on the new crowder pea row, and got it ready to put seeds in the ground in the next couple of weeks.  I knew we would eventually find that row.

There are now some heavy-duty ground pins securing the deer fence fabric to the ground, all the way around our garden.  I think we've cut off any access to the family of bunnies that live on the grounds, and I haven't seen any signs of the deer that also live back there.

Have a good week everybody.  Let me know early, if you want to hoe and weed this Saturday.  Otherwise I'll send an email to the entire group letting you know if the workday is on or off.  Oh, if we do schedule it, please bring a hoe with you if you have one.