Almost Perfect

With just a modicum of precipitation this could easily be one of the best fall gardens in my memory.  A light frost a couple of weeks ago has been followed by consistent temps in the mid to upper 70s and plenty of bright sunshine.  The only missing ingredient has been rainfall.  With less than half an inch during the past 30 days, the late plantings of spinach, cauliflower, broccoli and other fall crops have stalled and may not mature before the real cold sets in.  I've even watered some plantings by hand to try and speed things up, but the soil is so dry at this point it would take a pretty good rain to get the soil moist.  There is prediction for rain on Saturday, but at this point I'll believe it when it happens.