I so wish I was the person who could put a positive spin on nearly an entire week of gloomy weather. But I’m not. Seriously. 7 days of rain in a row is too much for anyone to handle. Even for this girl who has pretty much lived in the Pacific Northwest all of her life. I was able to get the back patio totally pressure washed though. So that was nice.
Because of the rain I wasn’t able to apply the Wet and Forget to the roof this past week but I’m hoping there will be a break in the rain at some point {meteorologists can be wrong, right?}. We’ll see. I did however spread a yard of pea gravel in the pathways on the side of the house so I feel like even though the weather isn’t cooperating fully, I’m still getting things done here and there.
Let’s talk about those fava beans I planted a few weeks ago. My garden assistant Lucy the puggle dog dug up a bean for me and it looks like they are moving along nicely. Had I soaked the beans ahead of time, they might be popping through the soil by now but that’s okay. With all the wet weather we’ve been having I’m glad I didn’t. Planting fava beans and peas this early in the season can be a little tricky, and if you do it too early {or give them too much water} they’ll rot.
Just about the only bit of green {aside from the garlic shoots in the garden boxes} is the winter kale I planted last fall in the galvanized steel tubs alongside the house. I think I’ll keep the kale there and really give it a chance to grow until about early May when it’s time set tomatoes outside.
Plans for this week in the garden:
- Plant peas, lettuce and carrots.
- {Hopefully} spray roof with moss killer
- Pressure wash the driveway
- Figure out how much mulch I’ll need for a light dusting in both the front and backyard
- Clean up the strawberry bed
Spring…. It’s right around the corner. 😉
Have a great week everyone,
~Mavis
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Mel says
Our weather is not cooperating either. Spring is always tricky, but this is our second consecutive year of unusually warm winter followed by unusually cold and windy springs. None of the usual cues for when to plant seem to apply. It’s a bit early for me to plant peas and carrots, but I’m doing both today because the forecast for the next couple of weeks is for intermittent snow and rain showers, so I won’t have another chance. I special ordered seed potatoes in a winter shipping box since they otherwise arrive too late for us, but now it’s too cold to plant. I hope they make it another couple weeks in storage until it stops getting down to the 20’s at night. I have a feeling I’ll have to do a lot of reordering and replanting. It’s also harder and harder to figure out when to start plants under lights since there’s no telling when I can set them out.
Rebecca in MD says
Our weather isn’t cooperating either. We’ve had some days recently when it hit 70 degrees – – – I thought we were home free for spring, but here is this week’s forecast (sigh):
Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 40. Snow. Snow may be heavy at times after midnight. Snow accumulation of 4 to 6 inches. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of snow near 100 percent. East winds becoming northeast after midnight. Gusts up to 35 mph.
Tuesday: Snow. Snow may be heavy at times. Highs in the mid 30s. North winds gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Highs in the upper 20s.
Cold with lows around 20.
Thursday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Cold with lows around 20.
Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
Mavis, are you SURE you want to move to the Northeast???
Rebecca in MD says
Update on Maryland’s weather forecast – – – our area is now expecting 12-18 inches of snow!
Mel says
Goodness. We’re also in Maryland, and it’s bitter cold, but we’re only supposed to have rain. I’d actually forgive the cold temps more if we got some snow.