Rain and gardens (transplants, house, garden)

[harry chickpea]

Son of a Gun! The rain has been so consistent that the garden planting is way behind, and the transplants are staring longingly out the patio door waiting for the rain to stop. I just looked at the radar and Mississippi has shot another tentacle of rain directly over us. We have peas and some cabbage stuff in the ground that seems to be weathering things ok, but once it stops raining it'll be a week before I can get the tiller back in without making mud.

Anyone else having the same types of problems? I almost would like to see a day or two of drought.

[Sarges Dad]

It is shure is different than we have seen in a while. I almost forgot what a wet spring was it has been so long.

[33458]

See, I went ahead and got my stuff potted or in the ground before the rains started...as soon as I saw predictions of highs in the 80's and I could swing my pick-ax again, I got out there. So I am benefiting greatly from all this moisture...my newly emerging roses, cuttings of Japonica and Hydrangea are soaking this right up.

Our problem is the lawn...husband needs to cut the lawn - it's loooong overdue. The weeds are near knee-high. Yikes.

[Southlander]

This year's irises are the prettiest and plentiful they've been in a l-o-n-g time. I thought a neighbor's yard-long bed of irises had died out. No! They were just waiting for a good wet spring!

[mm42]

We gave up and continued our planting in the rain and mud yesterday. Not fun!

[zenjenn]

I love the rain. Maybe it's all those years in California of constant drought and boring weather. I love the storms too.

We had my daughter's birthday at the Botanical Garden today and we didn't let the rain stop us. We held the party in the nature center and popped outside to look at the butterflies and plants during dry spells.

[33458]

I like playing in the rain...have Wellies for the mud. The lightning and wind, well, that'll keep me inside or on the porch.

I walked up the hill behind my house a few weeks ago, got way up there...and a storm broke out. No electricity, just rain...out in the middle of nothing but woodlands. Oh, Jenn - talk about ZEN. The droplets tapping the leaves and that fresh, earthy smell. Glorious.

Gardening in the rain is like that for me, too. I'd do it in the snow if I could.

[Sarges Dad]

My grass needs cut too. I need to re-mulch around the house. I am enjoying seeing the woods behind the house greener and thicker than I have seen them in years.

[Charles]

Too much rain. I hate being stuck in the house. Would have been a good day to mow the lawn or go bike riding or something since it isn't normally too hot yet.

Was a good day to replace my hard drive and reinstall windows though.

[caution]

I planted several (over 40) trees from the Arbor Day foundation back in March. Now they're all growing, but some of them have begun to turn yellow since there's too much rain. I suppose they'll all bounce back, but a few are really yellow -- like the dawn redwoods. :-(