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I wrote just over 2k words today. Am behind two chapters in beta work. Am far behind with knitting, but never mind that. The sweater ain't gonna run away, right?

And I fully blame

voxangelus for the playlist. *nods gravely*

It's raining again, oh what a surprise. First it doesn't rain for months on end. Then it rains so much the river floods the farmland. Something out there is going crazy.

The seeds I put out into some coffeegrain-laden earth have all sprouted, I'm so pleased! They be: cilantro, basil, oregano, and parsley.

And the one tomato I planted conventionally is thriving. I shall picspam later. The other five all fell victim to a basic hydroponic experiment, which saddens me greatly. Reading about hydroponics, researching it, watching videos about it gave me so much hope, but alas. Only the spinach and oregano, both from seed, are still thriving. They shall have to do for now.

I love days like today when the weather forecasters overestimate the temperature. Which was to be 63, but it never rose above about 57. Lovely. And the cloud cover was absolutely beautiful. I realise it's the last of such beautiful days *sigh*. But the next winter will be there soon. Yup. Seven months or less. Sounds positively good.

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It's fun to plant all those little plants in the spring. Unfortunately for me, the harvesting/freezing/canning always comes just as the school year is starting--just when I don't have time to do anything extra. I'm still deciding whether I'll do a very small garden at our new house or not. Well, enjoy spring while it lasts; it never seems to last long enough for me either.

I think a small garden is a good idea! We only have a patio, so everything is in pots and containers, but it's just so much fun to watch it all grow and then have truly fresh vegetables for a few weeks of the year.

It looks like the spring has been rained off around here. We've had about 6" of rain in the last few days, and the river is still rising... Soon I'll have to take a boat into Memphis instead of the car.

Say, do you grow tomatos in pots? If so, could you tell me about how much soil is needed per tomato?

Yeah. Since our patio consists of concrete, it's kind of difficult to grow them in the ground... Okay, I just went outside and took measurements *nods*. It stopped raining, wow, what a novelty! Ten inches across and about eight inches high. I filled it a good 5" with coffee grounds and the rest is organic soil from the Ebil Empire, so probably not that organic after all. The plant itself has more than doubled in size since I bought them just over two weeks ago.

Another thing I've been doing for years, which isn't relevant at the moment with all the rain we're having, is watering by the moon cycle. If you look here (http://www.paungger-poppe.com) (there is an English flag to click for it to come up in English), the symbol that shows a watering can indicates watering days. Plants produce better crops that way and are more resistant to disease. :)

I've been intrigued by the idea of container gardening for a couple of years. Maybe I'll have to do some research and give it a try. Are you flooded out yet? We're about to get rain for the rest of the week here.

I've always found any type of gardening fascinating, so naturally, I'll say go for it! It is easier in some ways, too, like the typical diseases are nowhere near as much of an issue as with plant-in-the-ground gardening. Also, because it's on a much smaller scale, you tend to give more attention to each individual plant, which means they're more likely to pay you back by producing higher yields.

The river is finally going down, although pretty slowly. Still no carparks in downtown Memphis, lol. But more rain is forecast for tonight and tomorrow...