Feh, hardly any rain this month and, save for perhaps a few sprinkles later this week, there doesn't seem to be any on the horizon at all, certainly nothing like the storms we depend on here to get us through the year water-wise.
This is a real departure from the past several years in that rains have tended to last well into spring. Even though we can water our gardens through a dry winter, I've noticed from other dry years, especially back in the 80's, that no matter how much one waters, there is no substitute for several inches of real rain.
Hopefully things will turn and the second part of winter turns the tap on from the Pacific.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
Late Fall 2011 Update
Checking in with a snapshot of the garden as we get closer to Winter. The garlic has been in the ground for a while and doesn't seem to be doing as well as it has in previous years. I've also planted them in rows 18" apart which now that's it's sprouted seems to be too large a width. Of the 3 varieties planted, one is hardly doing anything; I think that I may have planted them too deeply. I may go out tomorrow, look at those rows and then consider planting a few more between the rows as I've only planted so far half of what I have.
The parsley is still holding up well in the pots. It seems to help that I've been keeping them watered when it hasn't been raining (the past few weeks have been cold and dry - not a drop of rain for a while now and not much on the immediate horizon).
I may have left too many of the Brussels sprouts plants when thinning them after planting. I'll leave these as they are to see how they do and adjust spacing next time if I think it's warranted.
Sprouts are starting, we'll see how they develop.
This is the first I've seen of flowering on the satsuma since we planted it in March 2009. Hopefully a good harbinger as we had no fruiting at all in 2011.
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