Stupid rain. Got almost 2" from it and, yep, the gardens are all soggy. I did manage to get 81 tomato plants in the ground as the storm was first arriving and got soaked in the process. Got them all caged plus extra cages set up for trellises for beans and cukes. Now it just needs to dry out enough so I can get back out there to finish planting!

Just saw our first scorpion of the year today (in the house) so that means summer is here to stay. Blech.

I watched it on the radar since I couldn't be outside playing in the dirt and it seemed to be headed your way.

At least you got your tomato plants in the ground. Only half of mine are in the ground, but with this almost 12" of rainfall, and with the garden currently resembling a lake, that might be a good thing.

I know know when the soil will drain and dry enough to plant anything else, and with rain in our forecast for most of the next 10 days, I'm climbing the walls. On the other hand, seed that was not yet in the ground can't rot now in the wet ground, can it?

I don't know now many years y'all have been there, but we only had a scorpion problem for about the first 7 years here. Since them, we have found only 1 or 2 inside the house and have barely seen any outside too. I assume the chickens and guineas can take credit for the scorpions disappearing outside.

We've been here since 2003 but we've been in a constant state of construction which "they" say stirs them up and sends them scattering, looking for new homes. One of these years, the dust will settle and so will the scorpions. I hope.

Diane