It amazes me that when we started the pumpkin patch we had some rain and then went into a drought situation. So we did a lot of watering during this time, and then we watered again. We have lost some plants and have over seeded in the hopes they can produce pumpkins in time.
This week seems like all the rain we needed came at once it has been raining daily and the rain gauge is about to overflow. My first thought is I can’t believe we just can’t get a little bit at a time it would be so easy. It is supposed to rain all week. I am not sure this is a good thing you don’t want pumpkins sitting in water but then again everything comes with a price.
This brings me to my second thought of the day. I get to go ride around and spray for powdery mildew and all the fun things that like to grow on pumpkins. That’s OK the part I have an issue with is the price of the spray. It’s so high priced it’s not funny – $245.00 for a quart?! I have four acres. That’s not the worst there is another type of fungus that attacks pumpkins and it takes a different type of spray… OMG the pumpkins are going to have to cost a fortune in order to make any money or there better be a bunch of them! It has been a lot of learning doing this project I am not sure if I am cut out for farming, it can be stressful. Most people think you just plant the seeds spray a little and watch the plants and money roll in, not this case it’s hard dirty work don’t let anyone tell you different.
For those of you that follow what I am up to, I do have a fun project that I have started a 1978 13.3 Boston Whaler Sport it’s a total restoration, new everything, but I will save that for another post!
Have a great Tuesday
Wolfbernz
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4 replies on “So you want rain?”
I am with you on several points.
The rain…it hadn’t rained a drop in over 3 months here, then last Saturday we get 6.5 inches pushed by 60 mile an hour winds. Now I disconver I have some leaks around a couple of windows. It appears that part of the problem is the caulk disintigrated due to the dry and the heat.
The cost of fungicides. What is up with that? I have a relatively small yard but I still have to spray fungicides for Brown Patch and Dollar Spot. 125.00 an application that lasts about 3 or 4 weeks.
Crab apple trees take a different fungicide twice a season for around $150.00 each.
Another project huh?? You are such a worker bee.
Click
I, for one, never thought farming was easy and I’ve never done any. It’s enough work to keep the roses in my yard alive and uneaten. So, are these going to end up as $75.00 pumpkins?
Take care, Wolf.
Bud
I here you on the worker bee… I thought “I’ll just plant some seeds and watch ’em grow” …lol – Not!
I can never keep up with my apple trees I loose every year they always get eaten or fungus.
Wolf
I’m thinking that Bud, after all this $75 sounds about right.
Wolf