Sungold Cherry Tomatoes Ripen in
Early July from our East Hoophouse
You can tell from our silence the farm is keeping us busy. It's been a month since we've posted news and it has been a busy time. We were under water at the end of June having just received 2" of rain in an hour's time. Since then, the moisture has moderated and we've even hoped for rain on a few occasions.
We have spent July trying to dig ourselves out of the hole from all the rain. Planting on several crops was delayed and the weeds grew like mad drowning out our second plantings of carrots, beets, kohlrabi, and radishes. The weeds took them over and we mowed them down. We had lower areas on our ground where water either stood or saturated the soil setting back that section of crops - some will never reach their full potential. The west ends of the peppers, brussels sprouts, green beans, basil, and eggplant all look stunted and yellow after having wet feet for so long. We are sidedressing many long season plantings like tomatoes, peppers, basil, eggplant and more with our own compost to help with the soil fertility lost or depleted from all the moisture.
Planting Napa Cabbage Transplants
It's been an odd year but the weather seems to have turned around a bit and we're moving forward. The shade house is filled with greens some large enough to harvest. The CSA shares are receiving lettuce and greens once again after weeks without. The tomatoes are coming in well especially our hoophouse tomatoes where they are protected from harsh weather. The Sungold plants are nearly 8' tall and producing loads of delicious fruit.
A Red Admiral Butterfly Joins David
While He Plants Green Beans
Five pigs joined the farm at the end of June and another 10 arrived about one week ago. Fifteen pigs on the farm right now - more than we've ever had but there is high demand for pastured clean pork. These pigs are raised with certified organic feed and a steady supply of plants, vegetables, and good clean mud!
