Weekend Economists Volvemos a Puerto Rico May 22-25, 2015

[Demeter]

55. But all is not lost....in other news

Demeter has been having a hard time in the garden, what with Arctic winters and yo-yo Springs and it looks like a long, hot summer to come this year...

BUT!

Last year, under the most adverse of circumstances, I planted two rhubarb plants. This was my second attempt, the year before I never even got the plants in the ground. I was certain the cause was lost...my supplier didn't even stock rhubarb this year.

BUT!

Both plants are alive and flourishing! I finally got the nerve up to take a look. (It's been a really bad year, and I've no hope of improvement; I am experiencing a slow motion nervous breakdown, and Mercury is still retrograde.)

Of course, with the erratic 80F days every other week, the plants have bolted and are in the flowering phase, but they are looking really healthy. Since rhubarb is essentially a weed, native to the Volga River, imported around 1800 to the US, I am hoping it's hard to kill....

So, I'm going to the garden for some therapy...there's weeds to pull, and roses to inventory, annuals to plant, etc. As long as my bitchy "neighbors" keep their ignorant paws off my plants... you wouldn't believe the nerve of some people!