In a previous post I had mentioned the constant rain in my country having a negative effect on crops/agriculture, with staggering prices on the little available fruits and vegetables. Even the little variety that we have in our own garden has been affected by the rain and yet I'm still fascinated by how the plants are fighting through it all.
Take for instance the bitter melon plants, of which the petals have gotten a yellow color, because of too much water in small time frames. They have barely gotten a chance to "breathe" and still the plant sprouted flowers, out of which I've already seen two bitter melons come out. One "large" one and another's a "baby" bitter melon. At vegetable vendors we've seen a lot of small steeped priced bitter melons - they keep saying "because of the weather" - and even the ones at my parent's had gotten yellow. Still I want to wait and see how much it'll grow before harvesting it. The day I see a little bit of yellow, I'll pick it and of course with the 'baby" I'll just have to wait.
Another "fighter" in our garden has got to be the thyme. The "mother" of this herb is grown in a pot and almost died out, so we saved a twig and planted it directly in the ground and one day someone came to visit us and stepped unknowingly on the twig 🤦♀. Luckily my partner saw the twig bending and rearranged the soil around it and then the rainy season - with constant rains for days - started, which halted the growth of the plant and yet it stays firm despite constant water and heavy winds. We even see new petals forming.
And then we have the okra plants. They were so small and delicate when we had first received them in cups, until we planted them directly in soil right before the rainy season had started. As small as they were they gave us two okras and even through the harsh weather they keep blessing us with that slimy goodness.
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