This week Terry has been trying to combat our water issue in the garden and hopefully solving the problem a few ways. Wheel barrow by wheel barrow he brings dirt and leaf compost up to the beds to raise them up for next year. We have so much standing water that we need to compensate for the material that may have washed away in the heavy rains.
He also realized that part of our problem may be that we are getting a lot of runoff from Hemlock Road. A county engineer is coming to the house this week to evaluate the ditch along the garden. There is no swale in the ditch and therefore the water is running directly off of the road into the garden instead of along the side of the road into the sewer. We are eager to see if the county can dig out the ditch to redirect the water.
In other news, it is time to say goodbye to the tomatoes and put the stakes back in the garage until next year. We can still make pickled green tomatoes from what remains on the vines which are one of my favorite additions to sandwiches.
Lettuce is coming in slowly and we hope that the heads get big enough to pick!
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