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Many of us plan to survive long term by growing our own food. Those of us with a back round in farming know that yearly changes in weather (NO GLOBAL WARMING) can effect yields big time.
The drought of two years ago and this season very wet and cool spring even a cool start to summer has delayed planting and put many crops behind and yield will be way down.
We must remember the need to stock pile foods that can be kept in place like root cellars .
While winter wheat is doing ok it is way behind and second cropping the land will be a no go this year. Many acres of corn will go un-planted or be rotated to short growing Soy beans.
Most of the garden is up but behind by 3 weeks.
Educating your self on what to use if you must replant do to a swing year is a must.
The drought of two years ago and this season very wet and cool spring even a cool start to summer has delayed planting and put many crops behind and yield will be way down.
We must remember the need to stock pile foods that can be kept in place like root cellars .
While winter wheat is doing ok it is way behind and second cropping the land will be a no go this year. Many acres of corn will go un-planted or be rotated to short growing Soy beans.
Most of the garden is up but behind by 3 weeks.
Educating your self on what to use if you must replant do to a swing year is a must.