The first year I have a real vegetable garden with actual raised beds and money put into the whole thing we have not only the hottest summer ever, we are now having the coldest winter in forever. What the hell?! Can I get a little break here? At least one season that isn’t abnormally hot or cold, please?

This year has been very discouraging in the gardening arena. I’m not going to give up though. Through the insufferable heat of last summer, I still managed to bring some good food to the table, and I suspect there will be something come of the winter garden as well, but still … it’d be nice hot to have to work so hard for so little. I’d like to see what I can do with the weather cooperating just a little bit.

As soon as I finish this cup of coffee, I’m going to go uncover the beds (which have been covered for days now thanks to the cold) and see what’s what. I want to give the plants a little fresh air and unfiltered sunlight, since it’s lovely (but cold) today. Starting tonight, the weather is going to turn hellishly cold again for a day or so. I’d at least like to look at what plants I have left and enjoy them before who knows how many more die.

I’m really getting disgusted with gardening. I know it’s just been a run of bad luck with the weather and that everything I have been doing should have produced excellent results, but it’s still discouraging. I guess all I can do is wait until next month and start my early spring things … and hope that the weather plays along this coming year. If I could have one wish granted, it would be that the weather be normal next year, but I have begun to suspect the weather is never going to be “normal” again and that this overly hot and overly cold crap is what we will be stuck with forever.

I just want some decent weather so I can grow some food! Dammit!