Author: Bryan Housel

Hello Folks! We received ¾ inch of precipitation in about 2 hours from the storms that passed through last Saturday afternoon. A slower, gentler rain would have been better, but we take what we can get. We have been busy transplanting and direct seeding fall crops, and a substantial rain was helpful for sprouting seeds and rooting of the seedlings. The forecast looks a bit dry for the next week, so we may need to start moving the irrigation equipment around the fields. The cool weather has been slowing down the growth of the warm weather crops, peppers, eggplant, and squash. The temperatures will be on the rise over the next week, but the nights are remaining quite cool. (more…)

Hi All, I hope you had a pleasant holiday weekend. What holiday was it? Oh yes… Labor Day, well that was what we all did here, down on the farm. There just don’t seem to be enough hours in the day or days in the week – a day off just isn’t in the cards. We will rest in the wintertime! (more…)

Hi Folks! We had a little taste of fall there for a few days, but now the temperatures are creeping back up toward the nineties. It will only be for a few days and, blessedly, it is still cooling off at night. More importantly, it has been dry, allowing the fields to dry out enough to proceed with the fall planting – spinach, arugula, baby bok choi, and broccoli raab – to name just a few. (more…)

Hello All! Another week, another strong storm. We got two inches in about 2 hours. I’d love to complain about it, but after hearing about the flooding and ten inches that hit Connecticut, I don’t feel I have the right. Anyway, no new wind damage, and we will wait to see how the seeds planted in the days before the storm fare. And we will wait until the ground dries out a bit, and plant some more. (more…)