Well That Answers That

 I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I have put T-posts in the corner of this corn bed because I don't know how the variety will react to wind and rain and I might want to support it.  I did not think it was tall enough yet to be a problem.  I had one year where a nearly full grown bed of corn blew into a ramshackled mess, so now I like to have the option to support it.  I mean if it going to continue to rain every darn day all summer...

Solstice Sweet Corn

I've never had the Gotta Have It blow down even to this degree so I will put T-posts on the bed too.  I have them, so I may as well use them.  I drove the first ones into the corners, but since I only planted two rows of corn, I think I will put the T-posts at the ends of the rows and run a single string down each row instead of trying to criss-cross the string and surround the stalks.

Gotta Have It Sweet Corn

I have been brainstorming solutions to excessive rain elsewhere in the garden.  Below is the bed that had the Dahlia tuber that rotted.  I think it was two years ago that when I dug up the Dahla tubers in this bed, none of them were solid enough to save.  They had managed to bloom and stay fresh and healthy looking, but the tubers were a mess because the soil in this bed was just too damp.

I put this tarp up yesterday and it has weathered the wind and rain just fine.  Over night I had it positioned so the water was running off towards the gravel, but today's gusty wind has moved it around some.  Either way, having the water land on the edges where it can escape out to the walkway instead of soaking right into the center may be an improvement.