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In the shade - PDX, OR

I was lucky enough to till my patch yesterday.
The first time I have had the opportunity to do this since last spring.
Things were still quite wet - then we got some more rain today...

This is just a general appeal to Mother Nature for some sunny spring (warm) weather so that things dry out and we all can get some work done in the patch.

Cheers & Ya'll grow 'em Big.
Ceis

BTW - Georgia Boys how are things comin' down there?

4/10/2003 8:05:08 PM

Puyallup, WA

Ceis,
Amen to that "anti rain dance"! The rain is getting very discouraging. I cannot even plow my patch, not to mention rototilling! The forecast is for rain every day for the next eight days!!
We had 6" of rain in March...twice that of normal! We are already ahead of normal in April!
The fellows in New England are just clearing the snow from their patches!

4/10/2003 9:55:00 PM

Saegertown Pa.

This weather stinks cold and rainy I cant do any thing in the gardens I need to lower the ph in to of my plots. I think there will be a lot of people starting late this year but maybe we will get a lot of sunny weather to make up for it.

4/10/2003 10:06:39 PM

huntsburg,ohio

it's still early.I'm not worried about tilling for another month.Jerry

4/10/2003 10:21:15 PM

nanaimo,B.C,Canada

Same here Ceis and Stan,we have had more rain on vancouver island since March then the whole winter combined. Looks like another 2 weeks and then I think it will break.

Dave pley

4/11/2003 2:33:58 AM

Myrtle Creek, Oregon

Aaawhhh the power of spring. been in the 60's and 70's for the past couple of days man has it been nice to bad I have to go out and find a job, that seems to be all I have time for lately.
<:-(

4/11/2003 10:21:45 AM

wilmington,ma.

The snow is gone,raining now .
Swamp on two sides of the patch,will be in the patch
in two days.Anybody need water?????

4/11/2003 4:07:19 PM

syracuse, ny

jeez, i just though of tellin' ahab to use his pump for the pumpkins to reduce the swamp on either side of his patch---
i could always get one of my pumps out and practice what i preach! i love when i solve a problem of my own by trying to solve someone else's! regardless, everything's soggy here as well....

4/11/2003 6:42:30 PM

Bobcaygeon Ontario

I,m still watching snow melt.....I hate winter!!!

4/11/2003 8:55:00 PM

North Ga

Looking pretty goood here CEIS, but Jeff is clearly doing much better.

4/11/2003 9:52:05 PM

Sloughhouse, CA

We are expecting rain about an inch and low snow in the mountains down to about 3500 ft. cool all week.

4/12/2003 2:22:52 AM

Garden State Pumpkins

No Problem Ceis, Snow melted down pretty good an only rained twice the last week...Once for three days and the other time for four days...Yikes so wet down there the hill is flooded! Grow Em Big Ceis! Chuck

4/12/2003 7:04:37 AM

Key West, FL

Ceis and Stan, I'll join you in that "anti rain dance".

4/13/2003 12:25:22 AM

Puyallup, WA

Heading for New England Sunday, I'll see how they are doing.
Tuesday, it's supposed to hit 70°+!!!

4/13/2003 12:56:30 AM

In the shade - PDX, OR

It Absolutely POURED down rain here last night.
Now I have standing water on top of my standing water.
About and inch on my gravel walking paths. Impenetrable clay.

Finally got a rain barrel yesterday & didn't have a chance to modify a down spout from one of my gutters.
Regardless, it filled up about a third of the way.

Should get some black plastic sheets and put them over my planting areas to dry things out.

4/13/2003 2:04:30 PM

Sloughhouse, CA

It rained about 2 in yesterday and last night. The pond is higher than it has been since the floods of 86. We could see the water standing in the next pasture over. we did not see it like this all winter. More rain expected this week. i used this time to plant seeds to germinate in the sun room. Hopefully in about a week a half it will dry up in the garden sso I can disc.

4/13/2003 10:43:02 PM

porterville, calif.

The rain is coming down here too. I'm just about well enough to get back into my garden area. Hope the rain stops soon. Im ready to get things going !!

4/14/2003 1:48:07 AM