This time of year is when every stop to check a crop in the garden reveals another problem to solve.
Broccoli; flea beetles, carrots; thinning and weeding; potatoes; hilling and beetle removal and the list goes on. By the time you get a handle on one problem, three others have popped up. I think I know why so many commercial growers specialize in a handful of crops. It definitely cuts down on the number of problems that must be dealt with on a daily basis. Of course, weeds are the biggest problem confronting any gardener or small farmer. My grandfather used to say it took 7 years to get a field to where there were very few weeds, but only one careless year to throw the previous 7 out the window. I think I'm on a perpetual 7 year plan which seems to breakdown by midsummer. The harder you work on one crop, the more the weeds get away on another. Sorry, I just need to vent.
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