sunny donkey herder on Nostr: We had a much anticipated big storm roll through just after sunset last night. The ...
We had a much anticipated big storm roll through just after sunset last night. The first thirty minutes of lightning were gut-clenching scary for me, but once the rain started my brain relaxed and let me enjoy the storm.
But this morning I had to survey the damage. Not too bad - the skellies fell over, and the tomato monsters have moved their tendrils to different places. The field corn took the worst hit and I’m trying to decide if I need to stand it back up or if it can just finish maturing all higglety-pigglety.
What do we think, #gardening friends? This isn’t sweet corn and it shouldn’t be harvested til it’s dry (or until the fall rains, more likely). Last night’s storm was an outlier. We haven’t had any rain for months and our rainy season won’t start til probably October. Should I crawl into the fray and try to fix this or just leave them be?
The tall weeds in with the corn are millet, I think, from feeding the chickens in this spot over the winter. I’m not planning to harvest them — the wild birds can have the seeds.
But this morning I had to survey the damage. Not too bad - the skellies fell over, and the tomato monsters have moved their tendrils to different places. The field corn took the worst hit and I’m trying to decide if I need to stand it back up or if it can just finish maturing all higglety-pigglety.
What do we think, #gardening friends? This isn’t sweet corn and it shouldn’t be harvested til it’s dry (or until the fall rains, more likely). Last night’s storm was an outlier. We haven’t had any rain for months and our rainy season won’t start til probably October. Should I crawl into the fray and try to fix this or just leave them be?
The tall weeds in with the corn are millet, I think, from feeding the chickens in this spot over the winter. I’m not planning to harvest them — the wild birds can have the seeds.