July 24, 2009 - Notes From My Happy Gardening Journal

Ah, the relaxing benefits of tilling and working in a garden, NOT!  Gardens in my opinion are a crap shoot; sometimes what you expect to grow well,  whithers in the field and others produce thrives!  It's all up to "Ms. Mother Nature."

My 2009 garden is lousy with cucumbers, broccoli, peppers, peas, pole beans and 'maters because of all the rain we've had, [guess my rain dance helped] but killed my cauliflower and squash.  The rains washed my carrot and radish seeds away to the point they are cropping up in the most unusual places, i.e. the middle of our compost heap, front lawn, etc.

Little green carrot tops mixed in with dandelions, picturesque, yes,  but not amusing!  Labor of love is turning into just LABOR.  To my fellow gardeners:  Next year when you get the urge to garden, take a nap until the urge goes away then raid your neighbors veggie gardens . . . just joking.  However, don't give up; keep at it, journal your success and failure, can what you have in abundance or donate to a local food bank, and enjoy the divine interaction with the land.   Happy Gardening!