Storm Forecast

Did an inspection of my garden as I planted a seed shoot of eggplant next to the more sturdy eggplant purchase from the garden center.  It might take, it might not.  Sprouting has gone well.  Not quite ready for thinning.  Still want to have all 32 square foot sections planted in the coming week but have to accommodate this to the weather.  More lettuce, maybe some more beets.  Herbs all planted in containers at doorstep.  Flowers planted to my satisfaction on the deck planters built into the rail.

The weather sets its own pattern, to which I must adapt.  A successful rule has been to water with the watering can or hose if three days go by without nature's assistance, though that has not happened.  Ample hydration, including a deluge forecast later today that might force protection of some of the outdoor containers.  Real gardeners still have things to do on those days.  I have to reassemble my unused seeds, then decide what gets planted next.  One will be the second pepper plant, first sprouting in an indoor container, to go into the square foot next to the established pepper plant from the garden center.  And now that I know what is or will be planted, as well has the progress of the herb containers, perhaps it is not premature to use these rainy days to imagine menus.

Unlike a commercial gardener or farmer, the harvest may not be the most important end point.  Planning and implementation and monitoring progress and adapting to impediments seems to offer a lot more satisfaction than eating the final product.