Sunshine & Rain are a Powerful Combination

The last 5 days, while being uncomfortable for gardeners, have been great for gardens. The spaghetti squash has 12 fruits that can be seen without touching the leaves. In very humid or rainy weather touching leaves should be avoided as much as possible to prevent the spread of powdery mildew and other fungus. The rest of the garden is kicking butt too.

Sugar peas have yielded enough for three meals in the last 4 days and there are plenty to pick today. Kale has been cut 4 times. Once to eat and 3 times to give away. It will be cut again today. 4 tomatoes and 4 zucchini have also been harvested as well as a patty-pan squash and lots of lettuce and onions. New potatoes have been grappled 4 times.

The problem with the constant rain is that it is pointless to spray BT for insects or sulfur for powdery mildew. They would just wash off. This weekend crowder peas and cantaloupe were planted. They were not part of the original plan, but there was room for them, where the radishes and spinach came off.

David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://davidsegrest.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/