I got at the Pickle Patch about 30 minutes before sunrise. If you are wondering time sunrise was 6:05 am. At this time I start spraying, so the earlier the better chances your plants will not react and burn. I mixed one gallon of copper fungicide as I decided to only spray the few remaining
On the weekends I take the highway as there is no traffic and I am there in about 15 minutes. Before leaving the house, I checked the weather and it said it was cloudy and I didn’t see any rain for the morning. While driving I could see the dark clouds and I was hoping
Finally the weather report is right, at least at my house. A nice gentle rain came through, the kind my newly sown seeds absolutely love. I’m hoping this will be the magic my yellow squash mounds needed. This is the third time replanting them, and this round I used seeds a fellow gardener shared with
Another beautiful cloudy, low‑humidity morning, the kind that actually feels good to work in. The low was 71°F and the forecast high is 88°F, though with the cloud cover it may not reach that. There’s a chance of rain overnight with about .35″ predicted, and another .5″ Saturday morning. As usual, we might get nothing
A cloudy, beautiful day with low humidity — at least for today — before it starts building again tomorrow. I’ll take this day. The low was 72°F, wonderfully cool without that humidity pressure, and the high stayed under 90°F at a breezy 85°F. I loved working in the garden today and got a lot accomplished.
I expected today to be a good day since the forecast only showed a slight chance of rain for last night. Yesterday brought a one‑two punch: extreme heat at 100°F, followed by rain I slept through and didn’t see any signs of at home. When I arrived at the gardens, I was surprised to see
Cloudy at first, but even with the clouds it was already 81°F when I arrived, and the heat warning for today is expected to be over 110°F, so it was blistering hot. My main goals today were to water, pick, and do the potato chip test to see if the ants are active in the
A cloudy morning with dark, rainy-looking clouds in the distance ended up giving my gardens a good drink — a 1/4 inch of rain in just 20 minutes. Once it finished, I continued with my work. It was humid before the rain and even more humid afterward. Low 77°F, high 93°F, with a heat advisory.
Morning Arrival Today I got to the gardens after 8:30am and it was already in the 80’s. I thought I could get the 3 things done—watering, boxing and harvesting. Learning Plot and Breakfast We stopped at the Learning Plot first so my grandson could be in the shade to finished his breakfast. I told him
Weather & Conditions Another very humid partly cloudy morning with a low of 76°F and a heat advisory by 10 a.m. High 93°F but feeling a lot warmer with the humidity. I stayed till about 10 a.m. Finally Done Planting I planted the last 6 tomatoes and they were 2 Big Beef, 2 False Big
