Farming by the Weather

Rain is so important, but at the right times. Last year, June was so wet we felt so far behind.   And with all that great rain come the other plants that like the hydration: weeds. If it's too wet, we can't get in the fields to weed without ruining the soil.  By the time we can get out there, we are searching for carrots with a magnifying glass. (Hence an increasing number of crops we are transplanting rather than direct-seeding.)

That's a lot of lush spring green...

This June feels a little better.  I think Vince had a farmer's tan in May already.

Here is Vince's quote this evening. I can't promise to be exact, but as his wife, I guess I can use my literary license to get as close to the real quote as possible:  

"It's funny how when you're farming, the weather seems so important now.  I wanted it to rain today [like it was expected to] but not until I got my seeds in the ground. Now that I got them in, I want it to really rain. A good rain. But not so hard that it washes my seeds away.  It doesn't matter what the weather is doing, it is never good enough."  

By the way- he was out seeding until it was too dark to see the rows last night- all because he knew it might rain today.    Farming by the weather. Maybe I should have called it farming with the weather.