Farm News – July 23, 2018
Hello Everyone! So, we finally got some rain and now it doesn’t want to stop. We are already at 3 inches with 2 more days of potentially substantial precipitation to come. My crew worked though periodic sprinkles punctuated by heavy downpours and short burst of sunshine to get the harvesting done. I had hoped to get some seeds in the ground but now it’s much too wet and will be for at least a week. Nor is this good weather for the crops — both the melons and the tomatoes are susceptible to fungal diseases when it is this wet. But all we can do is stay calm and soldier on! (more…)