Rainy days make for an idle gardener.
Best to keep an eye on things though, especially since the last big rains caused some of my baby green onions to commit plant suicide. Not really sure how to stop that though.
They seem to be doing ok all things considered, even if they are a bit wonky.
The baby romaine lettuces are a bit wobbly too, too much rain probably effecting the roots a bit. Once they get bigger it’ll be less of a problem.
The ever-ripening tomato plant is showing its age but I did get some more tomatoes today.
Some of these are really only half-ripe, but the force of the rain had drove them off the plant so…
Sometimes nature picks your produce for you.
The leafy greens are all drinking it up, with the Swiss chard winning awards for beauty.
Of course so are the Pac Choi:
Cabbages and chard like the wet, unlike other plants which can get waterlogged. One of the advantages of growing cabbages in this sort of climate honestly, you don’t have to worry so much about potential disasters. Even plants that do well in our mild summers and don’t need too much heat can fail in our winters from just way too much rain.
The spinach bed still needs a good weeding, but at least the rain seems to be rejuvenating everything. If there’s a lull in the rain tomorrow I’m probably going to pick some.
Finally, the herbs seem to be doing ok, but I just love how the sage looks.
It was giving me some pause, but after a day’s soak it seems to have been revived.
Now, whether the basil or oregano will do well is a question mark, as is the fate of the tarragon.
The cilantro is thriving at least. And so is the sage.
I think the biggest chore I have to do soon is just spend several hours weeding the beds. I was on top of it, but rain doesn’t just grow your plants!
We’ll also see if the tomato plant survives this latest downpour. It looks… rough- and with over a weeks worth of rain to come, it could be that the tomato may finally have met its match.
Or I could put up the umbrella again.
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