I give up!!!!!!!

[Huntinfamily]

This year we expanded our garden, spent alot of time hauling and spreading manure, pulled every weed I found. For a few weeks we ate great from our hard work, cucumbers, beans, squash, okra, carrots, etc. Since the tropical storm came through two weeks ago we have had rain every day, a few inches a day! Our entire property is now a swamp, can't even pull into the driveway because of the mud. Now our garden is completely dead except for the okra. We can hardly even walk in the garden without sinking up to our ankles in the mud. I don't know how long it will take to dry out but seriously doubt I have the energy or motivation to get out there and do it all over again. Just don't know what to do It is so disheartening to see all of our hard work destroyed

[Raven12]

Don't give up. You have a long growing season. There is still time.

[Danaus29]

Send me some of your rain, please. I will be more than happy to take a couple inches off your hands.

I know how you feel though. You have my sympathy.

[farmerstac]

I'll take a few inches too. 1/2 inch today just settled the dust around here. We haven't been able to buy a drop of rain .

[Sonshine]

I'm not that far north of you, being in central GA. The rain is way past due for our area. We've been in drought conditions so long that the rains this year have helped some, although not enough to take us out of drought conditions. I agree that we've had more rain this year, but I also know that this time of the year in Florida it's not uncommon to get some rain every day. Sorry you're getting so much, but I wouldn't give up. Rainy season should be coming to an end soon.

[blynn]

Oh, that is SOOO frustrating! Don't give up! It's gotta dry out eventually. Can you start some seedlings in the house and set them out when things dry out later?

[Paquebot]

Change plans for 2013. Lay out your garden for planting in mounded rows. Where you would normally walk between rows, remove 6" of dirt and use it to create a much higher mounded row. (These are not raised beds so advice for them does not apply.) Perhaps 4 of 5 years will have you wondering why you are going through so much work but that off year may see water standing between the rows but somewhat happy plants. They won't be 100% happy but at least will not be suffocating and drowning.

Martin

[Huntinfamily]

Thanks for the encouragement. We do usually get alot of rain this time of year but have never had flooding this bad. Was talking to a neighbor this morning and brought up a good point. Our roads were just paved and he thinks that has something to do with the amount of water pooling in our yards. When we had dirt roads the water would flow into the ditches on the road side and then to a creek. Don't know if that has anything to do with it but it might.
I decided this morning to Man up and quit crying about it and try replanting everything in containers. Took every empty coffee can, paint bucket etc that I could find and put them on my porches with dirt and seeds in them. Never did any container gardening before but got a kindle book on it and am wiling to give it a try.
Also going to take the advice some of you gave for next year and plant in higher mounded rows with good drainage inbetween.
Thanks for the kind words

[frankva]

When is your first frost? January? February?

Bet you could plant Labor Day.