Yep, Will got the solar powered golf cart working for me. I can’t begin to tell you how much I appreciate that and use it every single day. Yes, I do walk and exercise all the time. After all, how did four and a half acres get planted by hand? Maybe that’s why my knees hurt so much? Oh well, it’s about done now, except for some sweet corn I think I’ll have to replant. As it was so dry, I planted it in the moister parts of the gardens. Then we got 2½ inches of pouring rain. And another 2 inches, then a little more. Now those areas are soggy and I’m thinking the corn seeds simply rotted in the ground, due to the excess moisture.
Then there’s the carrots. I planted them when it was dry, and there was a forecast for rain soon. It did rain — .003 of an inch. Then it got dry again. I think they germinated on the rain’s moisture and then dried out and died. Gotta plant those again too.
Oh well, the pumpkins and squash look fantastic as do most of our beans. The peppers in the field look better than those in the hoop houses. It’s been so very hot, they kind of sat there while the weeds jumped up. Of course, at 110 F in the hoop houses, I sure couldn’t go in and weed them. Now there’s a big job, just waiting for me now that it’s cooled off again.
On the way home from mailing seeds at the post office, I stopped to take pictures of the Pink Lady Slipper bed I love. There weren’t as many as usual. But those that were blooming were simply gorgeous.
Our cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower plants look simply gorgeous this year after kind of a puny start. I’ll be planting them this afternoon as it’s cooled down and gotten cloudy following last night’s gentle rain. It sure feels good to be back in “normal” action again!
— Jackie
