This late spring rains, worst since 2003 according to one of my rice grower customers are hurting me, in multiple ways. Backing up jobs for one, but even worse I can't get to any decent pond bottom soil. My key beaver pond is flooded, and all back ups as well. I need to replenish my stock tubs as I sold quite a few of my largest plants already and need to get going on replacements. I made the mistake of taking recent weather patterns as constant and normal, where I could go out in May and start getting new soil to blend.
Live and learn. This year I am going to stock up heavy, and have two seasons worth. Of all dumb things to slow down production, actually grind it to a halt. I have part two of the photo series when I bring the beaver pond bottom chunks home and blend it. I will try to post them in the new photo area today.
