Farm News – August 8, 2016
Hello Everyone! We received about 2/10 of an inch of rain on Saturday from a brief downpour. It appears we will have multiple chances of precipitation during the week ahead and dry spell is over for now; I only hope it doesn’t start to rain too much. The tomato crop is coming in heavy now, but many of the vines are succumbing to disease, and wet conditions serve to exacerbate the problem. The squash crop is also quite prone to diseases such as powdery mildew, that are promoted by warm, wet conditions. (more…)