tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post6693495951582201138..comments2023-10-29T09:44:37.834-05:00Comments on Touch the Earth Farm: And the rain, rain, rain came down, down, down....Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687340159825245112noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-76777806319961551402009-06-17T16:28:26.237-05:002009-06-17T16:28:26.237-05:00I'd take that much rain any day. With 4 inches...I'd take that much rain any day. With 4 inches a year, rain is starting to be thought of as an urban myth around here. ;)<br /><br />~TaraTheOrganicSisterhttp://theorganicsister.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-71988203078548517942009-06-17T06:44:34.091-05:002009-06-17T06:44:34.091-05:00I'm with you on the rain, rain, rain. Here in...I'm with you on the rain, rain, rain. Here in Wisconsin that's all it seems to do is rain. And the temperatures are about 10 - 17 degrees below normal for this time of year. Our weeds are growing faster than the plants. Help!!!linda mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203742811516417039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-36204203536435634372009-06-15T23:10:27.367-05:002009-06-15T23:10:27.367-05:00We've had a lot of rain, too. I don't thin...We've had a lot of rain, too. I don't think there's been one day in months that hasn't been overcast or raining at least part of the time. <br /><br />Last weekend I was out weeding in the rain. (It was a lot of fun, actually.)Dark Spicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196632505007904073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-36915755840024044732009-06-14T07:06:19.433-05:002009-06-14T07:06:19.433-05:00Given the despair I feel with the conditions in my...Given the despair I feel with the conditions in my own modest potager I can only imagine it on your scale. You have my heartfelt sympathy. I've just invested in more big pots for the gorgeous tomato plants that are blossoming – and possibly setting fruit – before I can get them in the ground. I don't mind the weeds but when I pull 'em by hand there are the slugs!!! Maybe we'll just have late harvests again this year. I hope.Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649868333694186096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-42848273967091237612009-06-13T10:01:32.738-05:002009-06-13T10:01:32.738-05:00I think your garden looks great! It is so organiz...I think your garden looks great! It is so organized. Have you seen my pictures? Now those are weeds! LOL. I totally lost my garlic to weeds. My garden is now rock hard again and getting the weeds out is really challenging.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920326845870515381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-16629038130724261342009-06-13T06:55:57.621-05:002009-06-13T06:55:57.621-05:00Oh, and this was on high, sloping ground that I pl...Oh, and this was on high, sloping ground that I planted the cranberries. I can't even imagine what the swale in my market garden must be like at the moment. My water table is probably so high right now. Ugh. I can't even think about it. <br /><br />I'm at the point where I pass my garden on the way out to feed the animals, and I just close my eyes and look away in disgust, trying to get the image out of my brain because I know I can't get in their and do what needs doing. <br /><br />I'm just gonna have to hope the onions are holding their own with the weeds right now and that I'll be able to get in there before all those weeds go to seed.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687340159825245112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-88623745364476281402009-06-13T06:52:27.356-05:002009-06-13T06:52:27.356-05:00Madeline, I went on a rant the other night while o...Madeline, I went on a rant the other night while our friends were visiting about how people were unwilling to pay the real cost of food and how many hours go into producing organic food. <br /><br />We actually had sun all day yesterday. I was even able to check on my bees and plant the bush cranberries I got for my front garden. The ground was absolutely saturated when I planted them, but they desperately needed to be in the ground. It'll take days of sunshine to dry us out enough to work soil.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687340159825245112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-25835959947410801852009-06-12T17:56:55.657-05:002009-06-12T17:56:55.657-05:00I was at them farm today, baking in the hot, hot s...I was at them farm today, baking in the hot, hot sun, and thinking that it would be great if everyone had to farm for a day to see what it is like. They would never whinge about a price again. Well, for the next day anyway. Weather is so frustratingly counter to our plans, so often.Madeline Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075400838213199585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-81804337998144986922009-06-12T13:45:50.480-05:002009-06-12T13:45:50.480-05:00I really need the rain to stop.I really need the rain to stop.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010007679579334934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-12798551745596774562009-06-12T09:49:44.937-05:002009-06-12T09:49:44.937-05:00Oh, I've been there. Not with a huge market ga...Oh, I've been there. Not with a huge market garden, which made it quite a bit less frustrating I'm sure, but it is much more aggravating than dry conditions, I agree.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060662533625106100noreply@blogger.com