Midwest rain turned my garden into a soggy disaster zone. Tomatoes split, pumpkins rotted, and humidity made breathing optional. I’m laughing to survive, sending love to those facing real flooding. Dead plants are dead—compost them and move on. The rain didn’t ruin the garden; it rewrote it.
Monthly Archives: August 2026
The Zucchini Survival Guide
Every gardener thinks they can handle zucchini. They plant two, maybe three, because “we’ll eat a lot this summer.” Zucchini grows fast and gives you gardening confidence. At first, it feels like triumph — a living trophy of success. You stand in the garden, proud and amazed, saying, Look what I grew, and grew, andContinue reading “The Zucchini Survival Guide “
The Corn Myths We Tell Ourselves
The Corn Myths We Tell OurselvesCorn isn’t just a crop — it’s a trickster god with a wicked sense of humor.
It rewards devotion with worms, windstorms, and humility.
Every stalk is a sermon, every harvest a confession.
Step into the Corn War Journal and learn why rage can be sacred, rebellion fertile, and failure divine.
The Rage Garden Bestiary: A Catalog of Every Creature That Has Wronged Me
Every garden has its villains, but mine has assembled a full cast of characters worthy of a fantasy epic—if the fantasy epic involved more chewing, digging, and emotional damage. The raccoons are the masked marauders, descending under cover of darkness to ravage the corn with their unsettlingly human hands. They are clever, relentless, and poweredContinue reading “The Rage Garden Bestiary: A Catalog of Every Creature That Has Wronged Me”
