Well, I got home from work Tuesday too late to water the seedlings I had planted this weekend. Last night, we were due for rain (at last!) so I held off. I should have watered. We got only a sprinkle of rain, and when I got home about half the new seedlings seemed withered. I’m so angry with myself. I watered them tonight, and hope for the best.
We still may get rain, but I learned a lesson. Unless it is actually raining, water your seedlings anyway.
This decides me on the transportation question, too. If I were even an hour later coming home, as I would be if I biked to the bus, I would never be able to tend my garden in the evening during the spring and the fall. I will look for work closer to home to reduce my consumption of gas. I really can’t afford five more hours away from home per week.
