Saturday, May 10, 2025

Lull after the storm

 Ok.  Jeanette is alive.  Everyone got whey they needed to go (although Jazz was pissed she was 5 minutes late to work) and we are all alive.  Last night I Jeremy was asking about Nett and I told him I was afraid of outliving her, or any of them! and I really am afraid Jeanette is going to lose this battle.  Please God No! But,  what did die during the last 2 days are most of my seedlings.  They were at a critical stage of repot or plant or die. They are mostly dead today 😑 but they are replaceable.  I just don't know if I have time to start seeds again,  I might have to break down and buy seedlings.  I hoped the bare root strawberries were the only plant stays I'd have to buy this year.  Oh well.  Always an emergency several times a year within the family.  I have my doubts about how much more I can physically do,  too. The left side of my body seems to be really messed up.  Then there will be the weather to contend with.  Oh and something I hadn't even considered.  The neighbor on the east side,  where my garden is,  is an avid ornamental plant grower,  she might even be selling them like I was in Texas,  and she uses chemicals for weed control and likely for fertilizer,  too. She is super sweet,  we talk energy we are both out back,  and she said she wouldn't plant anything tall on her side that might shake my vegetables.  I told her not to worry but she insisted it if fine.  I am not about to complain about the chemicals.  I have been googling the problem.  It said what I expected,  put up a barrier and leave a gap between our gardens. Oh amc how I've already cultivated that first 2 feet of soil! Google doesn't say how wide the gap needs to be,  I maybe should start completely over.  Damn I should have thought about this!! I saw that she had a garden yard, I just never considered that people use poisons instead of saving the planet except big government farmer!! My Bad. 

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