Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Your Neck of the Woods Chat Summer # 2 Count Down to Fall, 0 by coleup

coleup wrote:
Have been really biding my time to make a new chat continuation thread. We came from here
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1268408/#new

where we were discussing rain gauges, rain . lack of rain, too much rain and the effects of extended periods of dryness on the well being of our plants and selves. Did I mention rain?

Yes, indeed, Sissystars has discovered a new weed hiding amongst her day lilies and shrubs that regenerates itself as fast as she can pull it up! We are awaiting a fuller description and photos of this NOID 'grass'

I played outside today in the cooler drizzle, It has been forever since I've actually done anything with my plants after putting them in hunker down survive the heat and drought mode!

Happy to say that most have survived but not without lots of wear and tare. Who knows what the long term effects might be??? My yard is mostly shaded by multiple large oaks. When I looked up today (because I could do so without being blinded !!!!) the canopy seemed less dense as if in spring before the leaves fully unfurl. Leaves that have fallen are skeletonized, or munched upon and not healthy looking. Acorns are puny. Rain would help but not much left of this season to put away stores for the winter.

Speaking of stores for the winter, I have yet to harvest a ripe tomato! Count is 4 cukes, 6 eggplant, chard, 18 assorted squash, 14 potatoes (a size down from fingerling) and 3 melons attempting to ripen before being dicovered by some critter. Also missed filling my heating oil tank while barrel price was down. Even if the winter is mild again things will definitely be hard in other respects.

So, how is it by you? Give us an update or just say 'hi'....we all read much more than we post!

And remember to get all of your wearing of the white done in the next two weeks cause after Labor Day will be too late to make that fashion statement.

Oh, and one last shout out to PippI Happy, Happy Birthday!