We got another flood late yesterday afternoon. More rain in our forecast for today. Severe storms for tomorrow through tomorrow night. With all the rain and humidity, these rainstorms turn everything into a tropical jungle. It's actually foggy from steam after the rain stops.
I ventured down to the big garden yesterday, before the rain got here. I was amazed how well it's doing. I have squash that are almost ready to gather, and I noticed the green beans are beginning to start blooming, finally. The tomato plants down there are doing better than the ones in the raised beds, just like they did last year. Watermelons have lots of blooms, but haven't found any tiny watermelons, yet. I still have a few bell peppers coming in, but they have slowed way down. Banana peppers are still plentiful. Tomatoes are ripening, but we're eating them as fast as they come in. Hopefully, that will change, because I'd really like to can more for the pantry. I'm gathering cukes about every 2-3 days. While in the big garden, I spotted coon tracks! I didn't see where they had eaten anything, but I haven't been down there this morning, yet.
We're thinking, since the big garden has done so much better than the raised bed gardens for the past 2 years, that we might just do away with them, and stick with only the big garden area from now on. As long as Cary can keep the big tiller going, it will work for us better, I think. He'll need to expand it, but that won't be a problem. I'll turn all the raised beds into flower and herb gardens.
I've got more laundry to do today. I hate having to use the dryer to dry laundry. I can't even set up my drying racks, because with the air so damp with humidity, it will take it a week to dry. The deck has a roof over a part of it, and that's where I set the drying racks up during the summer on rainy days. Usually, it's just a quick shower and it's done. Not with it being so humid, though.
I have a friend who calls snakes a 'Nope Rope'
