New Field Farm – Temple, New Hampshire

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Greetings,

Finally a run of beautiful weather, with a glimpse of fall in the morning air. It’s a welcome feeling what with still being a bit shell-shocked by July’s intense heat and humidity.

The cooler weather does mean that crops like squash, cucumbers, and cherry tomatoes that count on the heat to keep producing strongly may slow down a bit. Hopefully, we can provide, but I still have a a limit on the cherry tomatoes, just in case. Cukes should be okay and we’ll hope for the best with squash.

We’re adding Banana Fingerling potatoes which we’ve just begun to dig. They’re nice for boiling, roasting and potato salad.

The price on the tomatoes has come down a dollar to $3.50 a pound. In another week we should be adding field tomatoes to the ones in the greenhouse.

Things are kind of strange in pepper land. We had the first set of fruit which was delayed by the cold, wet weather in early June. Then the intense heat of July seemed to take a toll on later blossoms which it can do. So except for the Bull’s Horn which seem to be doing better, we may have a lull in the purple and green bells. As some of you who ordered purple peppers may have noticed, some of the first purple peppers are already starting to change color and ripen towards being sweeter. The eggplant seemed to be similarly affected by the cold and heat. They’re coming along slowly.

The first planting of Golden Beets is all harvested with more on the way in coming weeks.

We should have Tropea onions next week.

Thanks as ever for your orders and I hope you find the produce fresh and full of life.

Enjoy,
Tim