It is August, and I am relieved. I am relieved to have made it through the crushing heat and mad dash of July. Not that August is any less hectic or less hot. But at least now a big chunk of summer – the most challenging and rewarding season – is done. I am also relieved that we finally got the last summer beds prepared. Tonight I will plant the last succession of tomatoes. Our newest employee, Kevin, already seeded two beds of pole beans today. Both are about two weeks late so fingers crossed they have time to reach their full potential. The final planting of squash and cucumbers will fill the remainder of the these summer beds next week. These crops will be ready in September and October.
Part of the reason July was overwhelming is because I had planted so many tomatoes we couldn’t even pick them all! Do me a favor, remind me in January when I am making the crop plan to plant fewer tomatoes. Because I will forget. Cozy in the utopia of wintertime planning, I will forget the realities of summer. The magical thinking of winter is a powerful force.
We are getting ready for fall which means fall must be coming. Taking advantage of the dry weather (at last!) we also shaped another 17 beds for fall crops. Before these beds will be ready to plant they need our weed control treatment. Meaning they need to be watered, by rain or irrigation, so the weeds can sprout. Then covered with tarps to kill the weeds. It’ll take about 3 weeks, which puts us just one week behind schedule. I had better hustle get that irrigation set up, because it looks like the rain is still holding off.
Small Shares
- Juliet tomatoes
- Slicing tomatoes
- Red onions
- Sweet Peppers
- Okra
- Squash
Full Shares
- Juliet tomatoes
- Slicing tomatoes
- Red onions
- Sweet Peppers
- Squash
- Zucchini
- Cantaloupe
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