22 May Sat 2010
Eternal Optimism!
I promised to go with the ebb and flow this year and not feel pressured and not feel like it had to be done, but the weather is really testing my patience.
I don’t think I’ve seen a more cold or rainy May in my life! Even growing up in Tacoma Washington!But this is Potter Valley CA, Farmer frustration! It’s time to plant tomatoes and cucumbers and melons.They are saying LET ME OUT OF THIS GREEN HOUSE!!!It’s in the low 40’s at night and I am not about to kill these beautiful babies. But I certainly do not want to drag around five gallon pots to plant in the ground and that is the way it seems to be going!
It’s 5 am and the sprinklers are grinding away in the vineyard across the way to protect the emerging fruit from frost. I can see the headlights of our neighbor’s truck diligently driving along the rows.
So back to ebb and flow.It’s a fact that we can’t control the weather, and some years are better than others.How do we adapt?Diversity!It just might be a horrible year for tomatoes and a great year for peas! AND it might just be a bad year for weeds!