Waterlogged...
The tropical storm finally hit us. It's been raining cats and dogs since last night with brief pauses. I was able to go out an check on things but really nothing else.
All I saw was droopy plants from eyes view to eyes view. It's horrible. I said something about it to Mr S but he thinks once the sun comes out that the plants will perk back up. I on the other hand am worried because of all of the years past crop reports. I remember one year, 2006 maybe, the strawberry crop was ruined due to excessive rain. I also remember one year when Wendy's, yes the fast food place, had signs on there drive-thru windows saying "we'll only add tomatoes if asked" another example of crop shortage due to rain, excessive amounts. I'm worried our gardens are going to be rained out. There was puddling next to the beds and like I said before each and every plant was on droop mode. We've had a lot of rain. That is evident from how many entries I've written in the last few months talking about how I couldn't garden due to the rain.
Ugh! I hope we have a dry and sunny spell soon. Veggies and fruits rather be dry than over watered my strawberry plant from last year was proof of that. My Mom's Mother's Day hibiscus is more proof, she put it in a glass planter with no drainage holes (with the plastic bucket) and it was dying. Once we removed the glass container and let it get some sun and drain it grew leaves and the most beautiful enormous flowers. It grew then all summer and even a few this past winter, inside. Water equals good in proper doses but trust me your plants will come back from under water where they may not from a waterlogging.
