This year has been more hectic than I ever anticipated, both in and out of the garden. Although I have continued to take garden notes and pictures, I have not had time to polish them. If you haven’t noticed, I have been trying to at least regularly update this year’s planting list.
As I write this, it’s raining yet again, hence my having time to write. If it wasn’t, I’d be out pulling up all the purple loosestrife that is now plaguing the front yard. Continue reading “Busy as bees”
Good news was my partner got done very early today, not so good was we had a bit of a race against the rain. All too easy to get snippy then, but fortunately there was very little of that. Broke 70°F today.
Rainy day, which was fine as I had a lot of errands and inside the house things to do. Temperatures made it up to the 60°F range, and as last night, another night hovering in the 50s. Continue reading “Garden Growth–4th May, 2019”
The rains did come in various waves, and the rain barrel filled completely, so it was easy to fill one jug between the rains. Temperatures hit higher than expected to just above 70°F. Did more inside than out today. Continue reading “Garden Growth–20th April, 2019”
The rain predicted for today was subtly changed to what little rain we did get earlier, though there’s a steady light rain now. Tomorrow, though, heavy rains and boomers may postpone the outdoor portion of the Arbor Day events here in Gardner. Time will tell on that. It hit a sustained high of 72°F in early afternoon and didn’t drop much below 70° by dark. Continue reading “Garden Growth–19th April, 2019”
Temperatures climbed to near 50°F today, and we’ve had rain fairly steady since last night. Continue reading “Weather never ceases to amaze me.”
This week has proven to be one where the showers are actually happening as predicted, unlike the last time rain was forecast nonstop and then kept forgetting to actually visit. Continue reading “Gardening in the rain”
