annageckos
Deeply Rooted
We have had a ton of rain over the last month or so. Then when it finally clears up the temps jump up to 90+ degrees. Now the temp is coming down, but there is a change of rain for the next seven days... ugg.
RAIN!
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journey11
Garden Master
I am getting so discouraged. 
What hasn't been blown over by thunderstorms is either diseased or smothered in weeds. I can't get in there to do anything about it. I'd sink up to my ankles in mud. I've had several washouts in my garden the past couple of days with heavy rains that dumped over an inch or so in a matter of minutes. I've got a mini-grand canyon going on in one side of the garden because I never got around to mulching yet. And it amazes me how much faster the weeds grow than the plants. Less than two weeks ago I had hardly any weeds in there at all.
The roses are getting blackspot, but there's no sense in spraying them if it's going to rain every day. The deer are also hitting my green beans pretty hard, so I'm going to have to booby trap my garden with fishing line, since I can't spray deer repellant either. I need to put up electric, but it's not in the budget at the moment unless I charge it. They don't usually bother my garden, but I think this year they finally found me...
What hasn't been blown over by thunderstorms is either diseased or smothered in weeds. I can't get in there to do anything about it. I'd sink up to my ankles in mud. I've had several washouts in my garden the past couple of days with heavy rains that dumped over an inch or so in a matter of minutes. I've got a mini-grand canyon going on in one side of the garden because I never got around to mulching yet. And it amazes me how much faster the weeds grow than the plants. Less than two weeks ago I had hardly any weeds in there at all.The roses are getting blackspot, but there's no sense in spraying them if it's going to rain every day. The deer are also hitting my green beans pretty hard, so I'm going to have to booby trap my garden with fishing line, since I can't spray deer repellant either. I need to put up electric, but it's not in the budget at the moment unless I charge it. They don't usually bother my garden, but I think this year they finally found me...
vfem
Garden Addicted
First, there was rain, then rain, more rain, a short sun and heat break... then RAIN!!!!!!! 
lesa
Garden Master
Ha! I agree about the weeds. I swear I turn my back and 15 minutes later, I have fully mature weeds! They grow 10 times faster than the plants! I was pleasantly surprised to discover some actual tomatoes last night. I noticed these in the 3 minutes I spent in the garden, before the heavy rain began- AGAIN! Same predicted for the next 10 days. There goes summer...
majorcatfish
Garden Master
WOW..... it has been a whole 12 hours without rain... have bluebird skies.... no storms on the radar..... how long will this last 
the total for last night was 1.6"
the total for last night was 1.6"
dewdropsinwv
Garden Addicted
LOL Major!!!! I know the feeling, but they are calling for thunderstorms for this evening, and Wednesday into Thursday morning. I hope it doesn't rain Thursday threw Sunday.... I working the WV state trap shoot..... a chance to make me a little spending money..... probably use some for my crafting hobby.....maybe.
MontyJ
Deeply Rooted
Was driving to work this morning and saw two ducks in a canoe :/
vfem
Garden Addicted
Monty, I KNOW how you feel!
We had rain for 12 days straight. Then it didn't rain for July 4th here (but it did in Durham) then July 5th and 6th no rain. July 7th in the evening it started up again, we had 3 showers yesterday, 1 with the lightening and thunder and 2 with just downpours. Today we have a huge rain down on us right now, I barely got the canes out of my dying raspberries (all due to this rain) before I had to sprint inside the house. When this one passes there will be another rain by 6-6:30. Of course, flood warnings are constant.
My yard is just squishy!
I've pulled pumpkins and zukes on rotten vines that didn't produce a thing... I have 8 tomato plants with blight, 2 are lost and 6 more WILL follow because we have 6 more days with rain in the forcast and I can't treat them 3x times a day anymore.
I quit, I give up and I quit!!
Do you know what it is like to have to pick blackberries at 7am in the rain, walking through a horse field each time!? It's TERRIBLE! I have to do it or we'd have no jams this year. I think I'm going to go nuts venting isn't helping. I thought it would be worth escaping the heat for all this rain, but it isn't doing it for me. I have gerber daisies and lobelia blooming... here that is unheard of because we'd have been in the 100's by now and both those plants would have been fried. Usually by the end of June both are done, then the gerbers come back end of September into October. My sweet potato vines are total of like 2 ft long. Usually my garden is half engulfed.
All my drought tolerant plants, are definitely NOT rain tolerant. I've been pulling dead perennials and that are just gone and done for. I've been splitting some of these plants for years, started with 1 and now I have 3-6 of each... now I'm back to 1 or none. My yard is a swamp of confusion!!!!
We had rain for 12 days straight. Then it didn't rain for July 4th here (but it did in Durham) then July 5th and 6th no rain. July 7th in the evening it started up again, we had 3 showers yesterday, 1 with the lightening and thunder and 2 with just downpours. Today we have a huge rain down on us right now, I barely got the canes out of my dying raspberries (all due to this rain) before I had to sprint inside the house. When this one passes there will be another rain by 6-6:30. Of course, flood warnings are constant.
My yard is just squishy!
I've pulled pumpkins and zukes on rotten vines that didn't produce a thing... I have 8 tomato plants with blight, 2 are lost and 6 more WILL follow because we have 6 more days with rain in the forcast and I can't treat them 3x times a day anymore.
I quit, I give up and I quit!!
Do you know what it is like to have to pick blackberries at 7am in the rain, walking through a horse field each time!? It's TERRIBLE! I have to do it or we'd have no jams this year. I think I'm going to go nuts venting isn't helping. I thought it would be worth escaping the heat for all this rain, but it isn't doing it for me. I have gerber daisies and lobelia blooming... here that is unheard of because we'd have been in the 100's by now and both those plants would have been fried. Usually by the end of June both are done, then the gerbers come back end of September into October. My sweet potato vines are total of like 2 ft long. Usually my garden is half engulfed.
All my drought tolerant plants, are definitely NOT rain tolerant. I've been pulling dead perennials and that are just gone and done for. I've been splitting some of these plants for years, started with 1 and now I have 3-6 of each... now I'm back to 1 or none. My yard is a swamp of confusion!!!!
majorcatfish
Garden Master
vfem, you sure have been right in the middle of this year's rain patterns in NC
heck all needed now is snow.... we feel your pain here as well
heck all needed now is snow.... we feel your pain here as well
MontyJ
Deeply Rooted
Poured this morning and is raining again this evening. I would gladly send this stuff to our drought plagued friends. My cauliflower is done for and I am loosing broccoli to the high heat and humidity.
