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No lack of water
Greetings,
I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s rain, as long as it doesn’t get too carried away. We haven’t had to irrigate for six weeks which has been a welcome relief. The crops also respond better to rain than to irrigation. The humidity had caused some disease problems, but so far that’s outweighed by the healthy growth of the majority of the crops. So let it rain, moderately.
Blueberries have slowed enough that we aren’t picking for market anymore, but there are still enough for anyone who wants to pick here at the farm. You just have to be more diligent than previously.
Sadly, basil has succumbed again this year to basil downy mildew. We used to harvest for two and a half months, but now with this widespread disease we barely get a month. It’s hard to get used to after growing it commercially for 30 years without a problem.
There are a few eggplant again this week. I think they’re going to come in a trickle all season this year.
The rain and cooler temps will slow the squash and beans so I’m not sure we’ll have enough, but we’ll see.
Enjoy the rest of the summer and thank you for your orders.
Tim