Drought or Flood
It’s been a very busy week in my world and I have to admit that I have not paid as much attention to the garden as I should have. Not getting home from work until at least 9pm 5 nights in a row will do that to a person. (Somewhat) luckily, it has rained every day here so I haven’t had to worry about my outside plants drying out. On the contrary, it has rained so much that I am afraid most of the seeds I planted last weekend in the outside beds have rotted and/or drowned. It remains to be seen whether I will have to replant. In the meantime something has been eating the leaves of my broccoli seedlings and my collards.
On the other end of the watering spectrum, my seedlings in the greenhouse seem to have suffered the opposite fate of my drowned green lettuce mix. Many of the tender plants just beginning to spring from the seed starting mix have suffered a painfully thirsty death due to my neglect. I’d say all in all my kill rate has been about 30% for the week. And I call myself a gardener! Once again, playing in the dirt is agony and ecstasy.
