(Via washingtonpost.com - A Cook's Garden by Barbara Damrosch)

Posted by admin to About, Days,, Harvests, Longer, October:, Shorter, The, Truth, cool on 2007-09-19, 20:00:00

When T.S. Eliot wrote "April is the cruelest month," he might have added, "October is seriously underrated."

(Via Country Gardener)

Posted by admin to cloudy, cool, drizzly on 2007-08-09, 18:36:00

Today was another showery day, kind of an unexpected bonus, but we only got 1/10th of an inch. Late last night, the Weather Network forecast suggested that we could get as much as an inch, but I didn't get too excited. By morning that forecast was downgraded. No surprise to me: this has been the dominant weather pattern since mid-May.

Note the drought-stricken lawn in the background
At least we had a cool, drizzly, cloudy day instead of a sizzling hot one. At this point, I'm grateful for small blessings!

I'm actually ok, and not too downhearted. I have a lot of projects on the go, and helpers in the garden, so I don't really have too much to complain about.

But if you love plants, you feel for them when they have to suffer without rain. They look so sad. I do what I can to help them with my watering, but I wish could help them all, including the poor old lawn. Alas, my water supply is limited.