Muddy Bucket Farm Wet Report

ContainerTed · June 22, 2019

Looking back to the night when we got 9 inches of rain, the downpours have continued and the mud is really deep. My seedlings all have wet feet and the garden in on a sloping piece of real estate. Here's a couple of pix's showing what I found this afternoon. You can see the wet mud in almost every view.

I can't get in there to cut weeds and I also can't plant seedlings.

So, here's the view. The plant at the right edge of the frame is a Cherokee Purple with three larger (10 oz plus) very green and very much bursting skins.

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The beans are approaching the time to harvest and I can only look at the ends of this 110 foot row.

Beans&Row2&4.JPG

This Shadow Boxing Type 4 is really showing a bunch of Antho - even the stems.

ShadowBoxingT4Antho.JPG

Black Bear has as many blooms as a good productive cherry. I hope it isn't a cherry.
R8P21BlackBear.JPG

For KarenO, this is Polaris. It is showing a lot of antho in the stem, but is typical of the leggy seedlings I now have due to not being able to get into the garden. This was the last plant to go into the garden. My muddy tracks were washed away this morning by the latest deluge.

R6P11Polaris.JPG

And, also for KarenO, this is Karma Purple Multiflora. I expected more blooms, but this season is so out of whack that I'll have to wait for more info from the plant.

R8P14KarmaPurpleMultiflora.JPG

Worth1 · June 22, 2019

You could really use some sunshine.

jtjmartin · June 22, 2019

Feel for you Ted - horrible weather this year.

KarenO · June 23, 2019

Where there’s life... here’s hoping for some sunshine for you.
Poor Polaris but kpmf seems alright so far

Karen

ContainerTed · June 23, 2019

No sunshine today, but the 100% humidity that came with the "0" visibility fog this morning has allowed me to do some planting in Row one where I don't have to wade the mud. Anyhow, I still had to tie the old tennis shoe strings together and throw that pair into the creek to wash the mud off them. But I did a count and I now have 65% of my varieties in the ground. If it continues like this, I'll get the rest of them in the next few days.

I think I have to do something really nice for Mother Nature and maybe then she'll let me off the hook this year. Dang, this has been a very weird and "different" kind of season start. If it all works out, I'll have more than 150 plants in the works.

Next year, I must cut back on the quantity of plants. My doctor says if I don't, he'll have me placed under medical arrest and activity surveillance.

He seems to think my body is trying to tell me something I'm not listening to. I have to think about this.

sjamesNorway · June 24, 2019

My mother in Lexington, KY complains "rain, rain and more rain" every time I talk to her. Maybe you need to change the name of your farm

. I hope things improve there soon, Ted.

Steve

wildcat62 · June 24, 2019

We live North of Lexington & are supposedly 14" above normal for the year.

ContainerTed · June 24, 2019

I usually take trash out to the county pickup point which is 4 miles to the Northeast of here. I always go there because I can judge the level of Norris Lake. Right now, it is higher than I've ever seen it and that goes back to 1976 - like 6 to 8 feet above full pool. We've been getting a lot of water over the dam (controlled). And, guess what? We are now under yet another severe weather watch for more heavy rain, hail, and wind for this afternoon and evening.

I'm beginning to grow webs between my fingers and toes. I don't recall this kind of wet in my 75 years of living. On a bright note, though, my blue lake green beans will be a bumper crop if they survive the flooding, and also if the bees can get into the blooms.

Bright spot is that the weather forecast for the big bicycle races scheduled this weekend in Knoxville is good. Temps in the upper 80's and humidity off the scale, but the rain is supposed to back off for a few days. The light at the end of the tunnel may not be a speeding train.

clara · June 24, 2019

Ted, I'd like to get some of your rain - and sent you a bit of our heat! It's already brutally hot here and we are supposed to get a new heat record this coming Wednesday, even an overall record since the data were started in 1887.

BTW, Henry's Sunshine is doing fine despite the heat, but I've given him a place where he gets some shade in the afternoon - better is better in case the summer will be as hot as last year!

Notostraca · June 26, 2019

I do hope you get some sunshine soon, unpredictable unseasonable weather is everywhere these days... I can see from the first pic this garden is in a beautiful location, while not the best weather for the toms, the cloud/mist on the hills looks enchanting.

Looking forward to seeing your plants grow, thanks for sharing and make sure you look after yourself as much as your toms

.

amideutch · June 30, 2019

Well, the heat wave continues on in German. Today its 100 deg, F. The saving grace is the humidity
is 20 Percent.

Ami

Worth1 · July 1, 2019

Quote:

Originally Posted by amideutch

Well, the heat wave continues on in German. Today its 100 deg, F. The saving grace is the humidity
is 20 Percent.

Ami

Do very many people have air conditioning there if any at all?

amideutch · July 1, 2019

Worth,

As a rule no. If they do, they buy a portable unit and install it in their living room or Bedroom. Weather like we are having here is rare.

Ami

arnorrian · July 3, 2019

Cfa climate will start expanding northwards into Cfb climate of western and central Europe. You better get used to higher temperatures and humidity in the summer. Here is the present vs prediction for 50 years in the future.

Rest of the world here: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ification_.gif

June 22, 2019	#1
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	Muddy Bucket Farm Wet Report Looking back to the night when we got 9 inches of rain, the downpours have continued and the mud is really deep. My seedlings all have wet feet and the garden in on a sloping piece of real estate. Here's a couple of pix's showing what I found this afternoon. You can see the wet mud in almost every view. I can't get in there to cut weeds and I also can't plant seedlings. So, here's the view. The plant at the right edge of the frame is a Cherokee Purple with three larger (10 oz plus) very green and very much bursting skins. 2019View1.JPG The beans are approaching the time to harvest and I can only look at the ends of this 110 foot row. Beans&Row2&4.JPG This Shadow Boxing Type 4 is really showing a bunch of Antho - even the stems. ShadowBoxingT4Antho.JPG Black Bear has as many blooms as a good productive cherry. I hope it isn't a cherry. R8P21BlackBear.JPG For KarenO, this is Polaris. It is showing a lot of antho in the stem, but is typical of the leggy seedlings I now have due to not being able to get into the garden. This was the last plant to go into the garden. My muddy tracks were washed away this morning by the latest deluge. R6P11Polaris.JPG And, also for KarenO, this is Karma Purple Multiflora. I expected more blooms, but this season is so out of whack that I'll have to wait for more info from the plant. R8P14KarmaPurpleMultiflora.JPG __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

June 23, 2019	#5
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	No sunshine today, but the 100% humidity that came with the "0" visibility fog this morning has allowed me to do some planting in Row one where I don't have to wade the mud. Anyhow, I still had to tie the old tennis shoe strings together and throw that pair into the creek to wash the mud off them. But I did a count and I now have 65% of my varieties in the ground. If it continues like this, I'll get the rest of them in the next few days. I think I have to do something really nice for Mother Nature and maybe then she'll let me off the hook this year. Dang, this has been a very weird and "different" kind of season start. If it all works out, I'll have more than 150 plants in the works. Next year, I must cut back on the quantity of plants. My doctor says if I don't, he'll have me placed under medical arrest and activity surveillance. He seems to think my body is trying to tell me something I'm not listening to. I have to think about this. __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

June 24, 2019	#6
sjamesNorway Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Norway Posts: 1,049	My mother in Lexington, KY complains "rain, rain and more rain" every time I talk to her. Maybe you need to change the name of your farm. I hope things improve there soon, Ted. Steve

June 24, 2019	#7
wildcat62 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: Zone 6 Northern Kentucky Posts: 1,094	We live North of Lexington & are supposedly 14" above normal for the year. __________________ Mark

June 24, 2019	#8
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	I usually take trash out to the county pickup point which is 4 miles to the Northeast of here. I always go there because I can judge the level of Norris Lake. Right now, it is higher than I've ever seen it and that goes back to 1976 - like 6 to 8 feet above full pool. We've been getting a lot of water over the dam (controlled). And, guess what? We are now under yet another severe weather watch for more heavy rain, hail, and wind for this afternoon and evening. I'm beginning to grow webs between my fingers and toes. I don't recall this kind of wet in my 75 years of living. On a bright note, though, my blue lake green beans will be a bumper crop if they survive the flooding, and also if the bees can get into the blooms. Bright spot is that the weather forecast for the big bicycle races scheduled this weekend in Knoxville is good. Temps in the upper 80's and humidity off the scale, but the rain is supposed to back off for a few days. The light at the end of the tunnel may not be a speeding train. __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

June 22, 2019	#2
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	You could really use some sunshine.

June 22, 2019	#3
jtjmartin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Williamsburg VA Zone 7b Posts: 1,110	Feel for you Ted - horrible weather this year.

June 23, 2019	#4
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	Where there’s life... here’s hoping for some sunshine for you. Poor Polaris but kpmf seems alright so far Karen

June 24, 2019	#9
clara Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 1,351	Ted, I'd like to get some of your rain - and sent you a bit of our heat! It's already brutally hot here and we are supposed to get a new heat record this coming Wednesday, even an overall record since the data were started in 1887. BTW, Henry's Sunshine is doing fine despite the heat, but I've given him a place where he gets some shade in the afternoon - better is better in case the summer will be as hot as last year!

June 26, 2019	#10
Notostraca Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Scotland Posts: 36	I do hope you get some sunshine soon, unpredictable unseasonable weather is everywhere these days... I can see from the first pic this garden is in a beautiful location, while not the best weather for the toms, the cloud/mist on the hills looks enchanting. Looking forward to seeing your plants grow, thanks for sharing and make sure you look after yourself as much as your toms .

June 30, 2019	#11
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Well, the heat wave continues on in German. Today its 100 deg, F. The saving grace is the humidity is 20 Percent. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

July 1, 2019	#13
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Worth, As a rule no. If they do, they buy a portable unit and install it in their living room or Bedroom. Weather like we are having here is rare. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

July 3, 2019	#14
arnorrian Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2019 Location: Serbia Posts: 199	Cfa climate will start expanding northwards into Cfb climate of western and central Europe. You better get used to higher temperatures and humidity in the summer. Here is the present vs prediction for 50 years in the future. Rest of the world here: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ification_.gif Last edited by arnorrian; July 3, 2019 at 06:26 AM.