State Of The Homestead Address
There are sinkholes in Guatemala. Tornadoes in Kansas, and an oily ocean to the east of me. Hurricane season started this week for the Gulf coast.
I mention this to remind myself that while this year's garden is a failure in the making, it is but a drop in the (oily) ocean in the big scheme of things.
If you followed along last year, you know I had a phenomenal harvest in 2009 despite my poor soil. This year, even with amendments, harvest sucked lemons. (Excuse my tartness.)
I can't even tell you why it's failing though my suspicion is that it's a series of interrelated events that have joined forces to bring down this year's harvest. Fortunately, I have at least one more season to try again.
What's ironic is that I mentioned to Greg that I happen to have a scene in my current work in progress where the protagonists' crops mysteriously wither and die. (cue Twilight Zone music)
Greg asked me: So what caused the crop failure in the story?
Demons, I told him.
Well, finish the damn book and save their crops. Maybe life is imitating art.
Good idea! And if it works, I think in the next chapter, I'm going to have my protagonists win the Lottery. LOL.
Hey, it's worth a shot, right?
Who has gardens this year? How are they doing so far?
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I interviewed Heather Massey from The Galaxy Express for OWW (Online Writing Workshop). I was especially excited to interview her because Heather is such a tireless supporter of SFF romance.
If you read or write science fiction and fantasy romance, you MUST put The Galaxy Express on your reader. Heather says smart things on that blog. I never miss a post.
If you'd like to read the interview on OWW, go here.
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And don't forget...
There's a week long contest going on. Go here. Email me the poochie's name to be in the running for a cool prize. I'm buyin'!
This contest is so easy a zombie could do it! Deadline: 12:01 (cst) June 9
Email me at: mariazannini AT gmail DOT com
I mention this to remind myself that while this year's garden is a failure in the making, it is but a drop in the (oily) ocean in the big scheme of things.
If you followed along last year, you know I had a phenomenal harvest in 2009 despite my poor soil. This year, even with amendments, harvest sucked lemons. (Excuse my tartness.)
I can't even tell you why it's failing though my suspicion is that it's a series of interrelated events that have joined forces to bring down this year's harvest. Fortunately, I have at least one more season to try again.
What's ironic is that I mentioned to Greg that I happen to have a scene in my current work in progress where the protagonists' crops mysteriously wither and die. (cue Twilight Zone music)
Greg asked me: So what caused the crop failure in the story?
Demons, I told him.
Well, finish the damn book and save their crops. Maybe life is imitating art.
Good idea! And if it works, I think in the next chapter, I'm going to have my protagonists win the Lottery. LOL.
Hey, it's worth a shot, right?
Who has gardens this year? How are they doing so far?
***
I interviewed Heather Massey from The Galaxy Express for OWW (Online Writing Workshop). I was especially excited to interview her because Heather is such a tireless supporter of SFF romance.
If you read or write science fiction and fantasy romance, you MUST put The Galaxy Express on your reader. Heather says smart things on that blog. I never miss a post.
If you'd like to read the interview on OWW, go here.
***
And don't forget...
There's a week long contest going on. Go here. Email me the poochie's name to be in the running for a cool prize. I'm buyin'!
This contest is so easy a zombie could do it! Deadline: 12:01 (cst) June 9
Email me at: mariazannini AT gmail DOT com
Comments
Mine wasn't doing all that great until recently. We've been having hot, humid weather with lots of thunderstorms and it seems to be agreeing with all the green growing things (sadly, that includes the weeds).
Hang in there!
RE: I think in the next chapter, I'm going to have my protagonists win the Lottery.
*G*
I wrap my squash and eggplant stems with aluminum foil and that seems to foil them. Get it? Foil them.
I crack myself up. LOL
I love raised gardens. They are so neat and clean to keep up.
I'm always interested in trying new breeds.
Knocks on wood. So far bunnies rummage in the front.
Iko being one of them. :g: He ate six trays of seedlings earlier in the year. (sigh)
But he redeemed himself yesterday. (If only I had listened.) There'll be a post on that tomorrow.
I had my first taste of rhubarb last Thanksgiving. It was good. But it's a little too hot to grow here.
As for gardening, I'd like to plant something this year, but we haven't done much yet. We have a lot of trouble with weeds, plus the area I originally wanted to use is rockier than I thought at first. But maybe we can still get some tomato plants or flowers at least.
Try, try again...
Once you build your box and bring in good soil, you'll be set for years.
Or you can do my lazier way of putting a few veggies in containers. ;)
Ref: kids
And I thought Iko was bad. LOL. At least I can put him in a crate.
Yeah, you and me are in the same boat. It's getting a little too hot right now. We've been triple digits for days.
Let's try again together. I'm sending you good crop karma.
It was kinda funny, huh? :)
Don't tempt fate woman. Next thing you know, Geico will start with the ads featuring zombies, then we'll get some crappy TV show on NBC, and who knows where it will go from there!