Week 7—Rain Out

This week in the garden is mostly about what I did last Monday and Tuesday, which is not much. The overnight rain—four days in a row—made the ground too wet for digging. However, it was ideal for weeding and I made a clean sweep of the leeks, onions, turnips and radishes. They all look good right now. I brought in and began to freeze kale, harvested radishes, and pulled three green onions for the kitchen. There are already plenty of herbs. The garden is only half planted and abundance is evident.

It did not help that I had three six-and-a-half hour shifts as a poll worker. It took me away from the garden on clear days with ambient temperatures in the 50s and 60s. I took the job, so I had to show up. That is one of the positive benefits of hiring a septuagenarian.

Saturday when I returned from a memorial service I got dressed and got on my mower to cut grass for mulch. As I was unloading the bags, I notice garlic is already producing scapes. After I finished emptying the first bags of clippings it started to rain. At least I didn’t have to water. On Sunday I finished laying ground cover for plot #4, ad planted fennel, green beans, and cucumbers.

Some weeks are like this. A gardener simply lives with nature, and a rain-out week is part of that.