Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Wet and getting wetter

After the extremely dry winter and early spring, you just had to know that the weather gods would tilt the other way to even the soil moisture ledger.  The low spots in fields are now mini lakes and even the higher areas are wet.  My guide,  the 15th fairway at the local golf course looks like a water hazard.  I thought the subsoil would be dry enough to soak up the excess moisture, but I guess the heavier soils were not that dry after all.  So it will be a slow slog as everyone tries to get spring planting done.  The onions are mostly planted in Southern Quebec and almost half the carrots, so the veg planting remains on or close to schedule.  The cool weather and rain will certainly impact the growth and timing of harvest, especially the lettuce crops.  We need a week of warm, sunny weather to get everything and everyone into summer mode.

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