Mental Farmer

It’s July, the weather in western North Carolina is mild, and summer is sharing the love!

The abundant rainfall (6.5″ at our house in 5 days) has everything green and growing at twice the normal rate.  My corn is 4′ high, no tassels yet.  The tomato plants are waist-high and covered in blooms and small fruit.  I started them from seed in April, so the early, prolific production surprised me.  Okra […]

They arrived yesterday and the colorful packets recharged my batteries! Where is my shovel?