It’s a tricky thing, being a gardener or a farmer in southwestern Michigan. On the plus side, the soil is right for the crops that are grown here; on the minus side, the weather is unpredictable. Which means that you can plant on time and weed as required; but if the rain doesn’t come and the sun doesn’t shine in certain proportions, all you are assured of is a crop of disappointment.
We’ve lived here full time over five years. In that span of days, the grape farmers have lost their harvest three years and the cherry farmers are not far behind. While I am neither type of farmer, I have a copious flower garden that is also at the mercy of the weather. Sometimes it’s a lot of work for nothing. And, I might add, it’s an expensive amount of work as well.
It makes me wonder why I even try when Mother Nature has a mind of her own.
Leave a Reply