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<Standing water has severely delayed early planting.>
In addition to the long term temperature declines forecast by the GSM are serious changes in growing conditions due to annual cloud cover and precipitation increasing significantly in many prime food growing areas, in the eastern 1/2 of the nation, as the earths magnetic field continues to weaken.
Shifting our gardens away from vegetables dependent on a preponderance of sunny days to vegetables which thrive in wet soils is an important practical step. Here are 3 examples:
<What Vegetables Grow in Wet Soil By Lauren Wise
Updated September 21, 2017
Several vegetables thrive in wet soil, as they need regular hydration and nutrients from the water. Most vegetables that require such high moisture level also need full sun. These include common summer plants such as peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers. Water these wet soil plants on a daily basis, especially when young and during hot temperatures.
Peppers
Peppers come in a wide range of varieties, from mild sweet bell pepper, to jalapeno, to the fiery ghost chili, to name a small few. They can range from one to four feet tall, peppers need warm temperatures, warm soil and lots of water to keep them healthy and consistently strong. Keep the soil regularly watered and well-drained, and apply fertilizer help to create a perfect vegetable.
Tomatoes
The hundreds of varieties of tomato plants all need moist soil and full sun. Whether you are growing them indoor or outdoor, tomatoes need daily watering especially in hot climates. Fertilize tomatoes after watering every month during the growing season.
Cucumbers
Cucumbers need soil that is on the verge of moist to wet to survive, especially for the vines that crawl around the growing area or trellis. Cucumbers also need full sun and a nutrient-laden fertilizer each month.>
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Long before we knew the declining magnetic field was causing the major decline in annual # of sunny or party sunny days (or total hours of annual sunlight) we put more emphasis on the above garden crops based simply on observed conditions. Guessing you've probably done the same.
Only dry spells lasting more than a week or two occurred the in first few years after we moved to this region, in late 2008. Been getting steadily cloudier and wetter ever since.
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