Well, the rains came full force this week! After last year's drought, you will not hear any complaining from us about rain! The rains hopefully let our newly transplanted lettuces,broccoli, and brussel sprouts get settled into their new home at the farm.
However, the intense rains sometime prevent us from getting spring planting done. First, we have a small creek crossing the road to the farm and it becomes a full-blown river after a lot of rain! We've decided that if our car can't cross it, that is when we WADE IN! Walking through a small river and in the mud is a great work-out. Thank goodness for rain boots!
Secondly, we have to be very careful when the ground is so saturated. We spent so much time tilling and supplementing our soil with compost to make soft, fluffy raised beds for our veggies to grow in. When it is so wet, we sometimes step on our beds and squish all that soil into hard brick again. So, planting got put on hold for a little while this week.
Tomorrow, the sun will be out full force and we are excited to work hard to get more veggies in the ground.WE have a few more cabbages, spinaches, broccoli, and other veggies to plant tomorrow.
I hope you had a great day today! I planted strawberries, rhubarb, and tons of flower seeds for the pots on the porch. Hopefully the rain will ease up a bit!
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