DRY

It feels like the end of summer already - everything’s taken on that dry, tired and careworn look.  It will all perk up once the hay’s been made and some rain has fallen on the garden - I hope.

It’s difficult in the veg patch at the moment.  The runner beans are ok, but the french beans have been dismal, despite the bean trench I made for them earlier in the year.  I have been watering too, but obviously not enough for them to want to make lots of juicy pods.  I don’t water much as a rule - just crops that need moisture to swell their seed pods and fruits, so - tomatoes, squash, beans, peas and also celery (which likes very moist soil).  Everything just seems so much later and smaller than usual. Ho Hum.