Too Much of a Good Thing, Might Be a Bad Thing...

You can't always get what you want, and too much of a good thing might be a bad thing! That has definitely been the case with our weather so far this year.

Last summer we had our dry spell. In Iowa, we had a historic drought which severely affected the corn crops especially. We couldn't seem to catch a thunderstorm or light rain; every single time it seemed like it would miss us. It would skirt us or break apart almost right before our eyes.

So far, this year it has seemed to be a completely different situation as we've had rains and cooler temperatures almost constantly. Some nights, we've had temperatures as low as 24 degrees which has no doubt altered our planting plans. We have these short little, tiny windows in order to plant a lot of crops.
  

Last night we planted the sugar peas and I planted another 10 rows of lettuce- my French heirloom lettuce varieties. We finished just in time as a steady rain fell. We appreciated the watering in and the next ten days of the forecast (except for Tuesday overnight) look great!

In the meantime, our pepper and tomato transplants have been doing well, living in their posh cell packs. They are not going outside for a long time... especially if this weather continues.  Last year at this time, we had consistant 70+ degree temperatures and they were established the garden by this time. I'm pretty convinced I was pulling weeds.

Peppers

 

 

Adam's mom sent me this picture yesterday. I love it- it is of Adam gardening back in the day.
See, he was always cut out for this... little did he know, twenty years later he would be working hard on a much larger scale!

Next up, as soon as we can, we will have a potato planting adventure. We have approximately 200 lbs. that will be planted next weekend. Russets, Yukon Gold, Kennebec, French Fingerling, La Ratte Fingerling, and All Blue all need to be cut up and planted in the ground very asap. I had to buy potatoes at the grocery store yesterday and yes, it about killed me to do so!

But our salmon, roasted potatoes with garlic, and spinach seemed to have to us ancier than ever!