the zucchini finally wilted on me

Hatchling Sunny Sidewalk · 2026.11.05 06:32 · Views 65 · Likes 13

Got home a little before 8 again and just stood in the kitchen for a minute before I even took my shoes off, which is about where I’m at most weekdays now.

The zucchini and tomatoes didn’t get a real watering since Saturday, the drip timer I rigged up isn’t holding up once it gets this hot, and the leaves had already gone that limp yellow-green by the time I got to them this weekend, the kind that doesn’t really bounce back no matter how much you soak the soil afterward.

I keep saying I’ll sort out a better setup before next season, but mostly I just stood there looking at wilted zucchini instead of cooking anything or sitting down for 5 minutes, and that’s honestly the part that gets to me more than the plants do.

Also still going back and forth on pulling money out of my CD early for the car repair, the penalty is annoying every time I run the numbers, but the car isn’t going to wait around for me to feel ready about it!

Skin’s actually been steady through all of this, so at least that’s one thing not falling apart on me right now.

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ClearDays11.05 06:51
the part where you just stood there looking at it instead of even trying to cook something hit close to home, that’s such a specific kind of tired. my tomatoes did the same limp yellow thing after one missed weekend last summer and they never really bounced back either.
dewdrop11.05 06:54
the drip timer giving out right when it gets hot is such a specific kind of betrayal, it’s supposed to be the one thing you don’t have to think about and then it folds right when you need it most. I had something almost identical happen with a tomato plant last month, got so deep into job applications I didn’t check on it for 4 days and by the time I did the leaves were already that limp
SkinHarmony11.05 07:06
The limp yellow-green that doesn’t bounce back no matter how much water you give it after is the real tell, that’s past thirsty and into done. I let a row of beans go past that same point once and lost the whole thing in about 3 days.
EasyDoesIt11.05 08:10
same with my peppers last week