Slow Times In The Garden

My poor, pitiful garden...  Right now I have two eggplant bushes that have somehow managed to survive the flooding, and okra.  Everything else rotted from the roots up.  To remedy this problem, I've had lots of help building raised beds.  I'm spending my days after work filling wheelbarrow loads of dirt to take over.  However, even this is a problem since the yard is saturated.  The wheels dig into the ground and pushing gets ten times harder.. not to mention the unsightly ruts left in the grass!  For now, I just keep wheeling along and hoping to fill each box before planting time arrives!

The seedlings that I have planted are doing well.  I have lots of lettuce, arugula, kale, asian greens, broccoli, and collards.  The other seedlings will come from Newport Garden Center.  They have a great selection right now and I always enjoy the conversation when I stop in for feed or plants. They are great folks and I'd encourage you to support your local growers! 

I'm heading up to Raleigh this weekend for the Carolina Farm Stewardship Eastern Triangle Farm Tour.  You can find out more information on their website at http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/.  They are a great organization with lots of helpful tips and wonderful programs.  I'm looking forward to touring the farms on this year's list and am secretly hoping to pet a few adorable baby goats! 

For now, I'm trying my best to stay positive and looking forward to the time to plant.  The rains over the last few weeks may have wiped out my summer garden but that's the wonderful thing about gardening.. you can pull up one plant and start all over again! 

Rain!!!

Due to the endless rain over the last few weeks, and more to come this week, I've decided to postpone the Crop Mob scheduled for this weekend, until a later date.  My yard is a pond and the garden is even worse.  I'll update everyone as soon as a new date has been set.  Thanks so much to everyone who has offered to come out and help.