I am amazed at how the pastures here have recovered from last year's drought. I have been shredding almost non-stop to keep the weeds down, and the grass is really thick in places where I thought it was completely dead! In addition I have fewer cows as I did not breed for a calf crop this year because the extension service predicted further drought and an extended recovery period - fat lot they know! At least I didn't sell out as many people did.
Meanwhile the vegetable garden has been neglected and my little yellow pear tomatoes have spread out in all directions so that the garden is an impenetrable jungle. Something like this happens almost every year that we have regular rainfall, you'd think I'd learn! I also have rampant pumpkins but they are growing among my roses thanks to the pigs. In the past they have planted watermelons for me which also get out of control in no time.
I need to get out and finish spraying fence lines before the wind comes up - if it does. Yesterday the mosquitoes drove me in so I need to be better prepared.
