Fall rains
The fall rains have come.
1.6 inches over the
course of a week is close to average around here. But we'd enjoyed a
couple of dry months this summer, so the returning water feels like both
a relief and a surprise.
Of course, given how wet
it was last winter, our soil never really dried six inches below the
surface. But as a gardener starting fall crops, it's the surface that
counts.
So hauling gets pushed back into the maybe-it'll-dry-again future and
planting takes a front seat. Time to cover the compost piles so those
nutrients don't leach away!
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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yellow flowers
What are those lovely yellow flowers?
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Terry
— Fri Aug 21 09:30:47 2015
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Stick tights
Terry --- Those are Tickseed Sunflower, aka Stick Tights or Spanish Needles. Beautiful at this time of year but a bit of pain in the fall! I don't mind, though. The flowers are so vibrant in our swamp. 
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anna
— Fri Aug 21 11:27:05 2015
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