Two Feet in the Dirt

It’s been the first week with temperatures in the 90s and both us and the plants are working on adjusting! With real summer weather upon us, it’s the perfect time to say good-bye to some crops until the fall. This will be the last week for head lettuce until September and it’s a good thing as lettuce won’t tolerate many days this hot. We’ll also probably be harvesting the spring collard greens for the last time, although the kale and chard should hold on a bit longer. Snap peas will also be making their final appearance this or next week, so make sure to grab some while they’re around! Fortunately,...

This week has been the most humid yet. Wednesday felt like we were working in a lake, with the humidity sticking around 90% for most of the morning. With this more summer-y weather, we’re starting to see the onset of more of the summer pests and diseases, the latter of which I always find incredibly stressful. It’s hard to watch once beautifully perfect plants start to show the signs of the season. Most of our disease management regimen concentrates around rotating our crops, removing diseased plants when necessary, and helping the plants be healthy enough that they can withstand and grow through certain levels of damage. But it’s still hard...