As a farmer, I have seen this before. Rain almost every day in April. Not a farmer's favourite, for sure. Usually, the guys are out planting, or at least turning up the soil, by April 15th. Not this year. Last month I tried. The soil was still frozen.
Been planting just under 20,000 strawberries this week in cold, wet soil. Sun is supposed to stay this week, and I start planting the cold crops today. Hopefully we'll be ready to launch first week of June. We'll see. That's just how it is with farming. Patience, patience. More patience.
Jenny is chomping to see the veggies growing, and can't see how they'll be ready in time. She might be right. Or she might be wrong. I have see two weeks of sunshine change everything....
Welcome to farming. Now back out to the field...
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cold weather sunshine spring planting