A Little Rain

We did receive a little rain this week, a total of 2/3". So we are watering the garden in sections in order to reserve our well water. The irrigation system will be installed in the next 2 weeks, in anticipation of the next group of chestnut trees to be planted.

One is the Loneliest Number...

...when you're a corn stalk. Really rough start for the garden. But I'm persistent, so still planting seed until the guy at the Southern States Store cuts me off from more seed purchases. More corn going in this week. I just planted more green beans (roma) and black-eyed peas in the last few days. We did have about 2/3 inch of rain in the last 3 nights, so hoping the storms will continue. Our irrigation pump arrived today, so we'll be talking about that in the weeks to come.

Germination

We're really struggling with the garden this year. I thought that the soil would be in better condition with all of the work that we put into it last year. Unfortunately the rainfall has been close to none, so we're irrigating a little. About 25% of our seeds have sprouted that were planted on memorial day. We will continue to plant through the month of July, to maximize our garden spot.