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The spigot has been turned off. I hope your garden is faring better than mine; we have had zero rain in the last month here. Some of my trees are shedding their dead leaves, with no rain in the forecast. Weeds and briars are drought resistant; I'll start growing them. My central garden is roughly 150' x 30', spending countless hours out there with a hoe in my hand and gallons of Gatorade. It has been sweltering around here with not enough morning and evening time to tend the garden, so I march on during the day's heat. I am getting some nice yellow peppers (making pepper rings) and zucchini squash. My onions will never reach maturity, as we eat them almost daily. I don't know what is underground, but if the tops of my potatoes are any indication, it may be an excellent harvest? Surprisingly, this is the first year I have not had insect or critter problems with the garden, just no rain. Every step I take outside is a loud crunch like crunching a cracker. The drought we are starting to experience here locally is nothing compared to what the folks out West are contending with. There will be significant repercussions for everyone because of drying up lake levels and drought here in the USA, food, and electricity in particular. Combined with what is occurring with the rest of the world, it doesn't take Einstein to figure out the potential for rough times ahead. I had not intended to raise the fifth batch of chicken-laying hens; it is a lot of time, effort, and work. Not to mention the price and availability of eggs these days, recently, tens of millions of turkeys and chickens were destroyed because of avian disease. Today there is no guarantee you will find what you need at the grocery store. What if things get worse as I suspect they will? Are we aware of the times and the "Day" approaching? If everything goes according to plan, it will still be three more months before I crack my first egg. How many products do we consume that have eggs in them, I wonder? I can't imagine eating my Jiffy cornbread without the egg or milk. 😊

Here is an interesting take on gardening. http://backtoedenfilm.com/#movie This made a big impact on our gardening and hope you will find it enjoyable.