We had a quiet Memorial Day. I was rained out of the gardens yesterday, so I needed to get the herb garden cleaned and ready for some herbs that have been sitting in the garage for more than a week. I needed to weed the chat pathway, and parts of the beds, too. I started at the South end and got about an hour’s work in before the first downpour hit.
\nI stopped and had some breakfast while it rained, and then headed back out as soon as the storm had passed. I got in about thirty minutes or so, and was caught in the next downpour. I left everything, and came in for another short stay. BY the end of my final session I managed to get somewhere between a third and a half of the garden weeded.
\nI still have the rest of the herb garden to do, herbs to plant, herbs to harvest, tomatoes and zucchini to plant, and weed eating to do around the edges of the lawn and gardens. I think this is a labor of love, and a project that is going to be done a little at a time. It’s SOooooooo much more satisfying to stay until the job is complete!
\nOur little area of the world has been in a drought for the past two years. We went almost through the month of April before we had rain the last day or so. By the 15th they were saying it was the driest April on record. One long day of rain gave it the appearance of being almost normal in rainfall. Statistics lie!
\nOn the other hand, May has been soggy in comparison. Each time I plan to get into my gardens, Mother Nature lets loose. We have water standing in the swale near the road and the sump pumps have been working for several days.
\nWorms and the perennials I’ve planted have been happy campers, but soon the iris and lavender are going to be dying off from all the rain.
\nAt least I’m not schlepping hoses around and paying a humongous water bill!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We had a quiet Memorial Day. I was rained out of the gardens yesterday, so I needed to get the herb garden cleaned and ready for some herbs that have been sitting in the garage for more than a week. … Continue reading