We've had hours of soaking rain for the last few days. It's supposed to rain again tonight so I went to check on things. According to my rain gauge, my garden had more than 2.5 inches of rain, but I think it might have been more. Everything that was in a container was completely overflowing. The seedlings that are still cupped were in a plastic under-the-bed bin. The cups were overflowing. The bin was over flowing. Amazingly, nothing was dead. Everything was turned on it's side to drain while I worked.
We're expecting more rain tonight, but Sunday, it's supposed to be 95F+ and hazy. The rain has been washing away some of my surface soil. The heat will turn the silica left on the top of the soil tough and crusty. Today I cultivated and spread straw. The straw is wet and heavy so I spread it thinly. It's hung up on the leaves, but I expect it to settle in. The onions and garlic are suffering from rain wash, so over the next few weeks, I hope to get them well covered with straw to slow down the rain and keep the bulbs out of direct sunlight. I hope it works.
We're expecting more rain tonight, but Sunday, it's supposed to be 95F+ and hazy. The rain has been washing away some of my surface soil. The heat will turn the silica left on the top of the soil tough and crusty. Today I cultivated and spread straw. The straw is wet and heavy so I spread it thinly. It's hung up on the leaves, but I expect it to settle in. The onions and garlic are suffering from rain wash, so over the next few weeks, I hope to get them well covered with straw to slow down the rain and keep the bulbs out of direct sunlight. I hope it works.
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