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time: evening
section: at this hour
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water now if the soil is dry. the night gives it time to soak.
check the sky for tomorrow. red in the west means fair weather.
red sky at night is the oldest forecast there is. it works because weather moves west to east, and red means clear air where the sun is setting.
the evening is for walking the rows and noticing what changed.
pull a weed or two on your way back in.
slugs come out at dusk. if you have a problem, now is when you will see it.
listen for the frogs. if they are loud, the moisture is good. if they are quiet, something has changed.
the last light is the best light for seeing what the garden actually looks like, without the glare.
if the crickets are chirping, count the chirps in fourteen seconds and add forty. that is the temperature in fahrenheit. the old farmers did not need a thermometer.