We didn't have a winter.
Wow. That was close. You nearly got me with that cup of coffee you threw at the screen. But before you click away in disgust, let me say not having a winter was a Very Bad Thing.
Wait! Put down your coffee and hear me out.
We're in the middle of a drought in my neck of the woods, a drought that has been exacerbated by the fact that except for a week or two of below freezing temperatures and a week total of rain, we've been floating between 60 and 85 for the last few months.
With no moisture.
This is not good, people.
Not only is it looking like there will be a severe water shortage, but our firefighters haven't had a break since fire season started last year. Lakes are dry, trees are one spark from igniting, and we're all searching the sky for a hint of clouds.
With the weirdness that is our weather, my internal clock is off.
It's mid March, the first day of spring, and I'm no where near ready to plant my garden. Usually by this year, I've spent hours poring over seed catalogs, discovering new computer programs, and growing the few vegetables that don't do well during our hot summer days: peas, lettuce, carrots, radishes.
Between the heat and the tomatoes not getting cleaned out of the garden until December, I'm behind already. My poor little winter garden is wilting and being eaten to the roots by garden pests I haven't had time to investigate.
I need a solid day of yard work, a day of weeding and watering. I need compost and amend my soil, sink gopher cages under the area where my tomatoes will go. I need a full day and probably a little help.
Both of which are in short supply.
In the meantime, I'll start to jot down my plan in my handy dandy journal. I'll hit up the nursery on my lunch breaks, and I'll re-arrange my evenings to give myself a little time to get out there.
Spring has sprung and I need to get to work.
1 comment:
I hear you loud and clear down here in my neck of the woods. No judgment from southern California.
We were doing the rain dance today...and hoping for more tomorrow. It is so very dry.
I don't wish for the snow of so much of the country; goodness knows I couldn't handle the cold. I put a sweatshirt on when the temperature dips to the low 70s. (Gasp.)
But couldn't Mother Nature even things out a little? Surely there are a few states that could use a BREAK.
Here's hoping. And good luck with your gardening.
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