Tag Archives: rain

The thunder rolls…still

Posted on May 24, 2019 by carolee

  It’s raining so hard that it appears as a mist between the house and the potager.  Look out down South…the flood waters are a’comin!  After the forceful winds subsided and rains galore yesterday morn took a short break mid-afternoon, … Continue reading →

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It’s raining, it’s pouring

Posted on May 22, 2019 by carolee

It’s been raining buckets, and the forecast is for thunderstorms for the next 10 days, followed by JUST showers!  Sigh!  My heart is going out to all the farmers and those who depend on agriculture for income, because there has … Continue reading →

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Continued….

Posted on May 13, 2019 by carolee

The rain continues…the fourth day in a row, accompanied by cold temps and a chilling wind.  No planting, too soggy to even move plants to the greenhouse, too windy to move any plants outside to harden off.   Even the … Continue reading →

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What a difference a rain makes!

Posted on May 16, 2018 by carolee

  Central Indiana is already 3″ behind “normal” rainfall for May.  It allowed the farmers to get the planting done, so that was a blessing but once they were finished everyone began looking to the skies.  Rain was occasionally in … Continue reading →

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Why Does it take me so long to plant?

Posted on May 30, 2017 by carolee

Well, the obvious reason would be that I raise a lot of plants for a lot of garden space.  While I love perennials,  annuals provide the continual color that I love during summer.  So, as long as I am able, … Continue reading →

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Rain again…and again

Posted on May 24, 2017 by carolee

Three glorious days of sunshine, so I frantically planted veggies in the potager for long hours on the first two.  Almost all of the tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, climbing melons and beans, many lettuces, edible flowers, more cippolini and Italian red … Continue reading →

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What happens if….

Posted on May 15, 2017 by carolee

it rains 16 out of 18 days?  The Gardener gets very grumpy, watching the fields flood and the mulch washing away.  The area farmers will have to replant hundreds of acres once it dries out, and planting in general is … Continue reading →

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