Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

I never feel right complaining of too much rain. Here in the northern rivers, it hasn’t stopped lately and it’s causing all sorts of problems, especially with plant disease. Lettuces have turned to mush, zucchinis are covered in powdery mildew (and fail to set fruit), target spot is taking over my tomatoes and strawberries are rotting where they lay on the ground. Still, better moist soil than dry soil I say. Yesterday, I spent an hour or two cleaning out any dead plants and removing any diseased foliage and fruit. This is an important thing to do regularly in terms of hygiene, and significantly reduces the spread of disease. This weekend, it’s off to the nursery to pick up some fresh seedlings to fill those gaps and replace anything lost. Might clear some space for  sowing some corn seed as well. With the talk of higher than average rainfall being predicted for November, corn should really thrive this season with minimal effort.

 

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