We've been having new volunteers joining us and it feels great! It's so nice to see people come and garden.
Doug's tomatoes are producing nice slicing tomatoes. For real! He has been covering each tomato with a bag of so e sort to keep the fruit flies from being able to reach them. At first we didn't think it would work, but lo, it does! Real tomatoes!
The herbs have been producing really well in spite of the drought. We've harvested lots of extra and dehydrated them. Basil. Sage. Oregano. Parsley. Celery. Chives. Summer savory. We discovered that the chives lose their flavor, so they are not good candidates for drying.
July 22nd
The garden got a half inch of rain last week. Not enough but we are thankful for even little bits. But we still need to water everything.
Diane has been starting lots of seeds plus cuttings in the greenhouse. The cuttings have been popular at the farmers market and they help raise money for the farm rent.
We're seeing some disease problems in the gourds. Many are speckled. Some have rotted. The plants are dropping leaves. The plants don't look as good as they did last year and we are seeing some insect pests. Both pickleworm and fruit fly have found them this year. While we will be getting gourds, there won't be as many as last year.
Even though its a drought, we've been seeing a bride rain sprinkle just about every evening. Doesn't even get the ground wet, but it soaks all the foliage. The problem with this is that it is causing bacterial and fungal disease. We're starting to see mildew on the cukes, squashes, and kales.
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