Frustratedearthmother's Journaling Journey

[Mini Horses]

It's been crazy weather! Yesterday, driving home a different route, I saw 3 homes that had no garden this yr. Looked like maybe they had a couple plants but not like a full garden. Close to my farm and I'm thinking it was like mine, just too wet to get one in. A lot of rain and almost every day. Even the farmers were unable to get into a lot of their fields.

Sad for all of us but, felt better about my own not being "just me" not doing. A few others further away had way less than normal. At least some things tho. Yeah, bad year for many gardens.

What do we say? Always next year!!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I was thankful to get what I got from my garden but even so - certainly can't call it a good garden year! I harvested some corn. Not a lot but just enough to make me determined to plant again next year. I should have put in an extra planting - I had time back then - but life got in the way. Had several good pickings from the Purple Dove beans. Love them! Hot peppers are doing well and of course the eggplants that I just harvested. Okra is doing ok too. As usual the stink bugs got the tomatoes despite my new screen house. I'll rework that some before next spring. I need a better way to secure the screen to the frame without actually sewing it on there, lol. Squash bugs got all the squash - I might have harvested one. I never even planted garlic or onions this spring. So yeah - the time that we need to be able to grow and harvest our own goodies - things don't go as planned. Always next near!!