Wednesday, July 31, 2013

31 July 2013

High 79 F
Low 63 F

Overcast with afternoon/evening showers.

*Seems the weeds love this weather better than the vegetables...

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

30 July 2013

High 79 F
Low 56 F

Overcast with occasional sun.

*Beginning to wonder how the weather is affecting crops. Seems like this year is a complete opposite of last year. Every thing seems to be delayed almost...

29 July 2013

High 72 F
Low 52 F

Cloudy day.


Sunday, July 28, 2013

28 July 2013


High 75 F
Low 53 F

Mild, overcast day with occasional sunshine.

*Harvested more Swiss Chard. Rabbits seem to enjoy it as well.
*Blackberries looking good. 

27 July 2013

High 72 F
Low 57 F

Rain, rain, rain!


Friday, July 26, 2013

26 July 2013

High 84 F
Low 60 F

Hot and sunny day, no rain!

*Battling the weeds as usual.
*Preparing plans for herb garden. Catnip, chamomile, and marjoram growing well in pots.

Thursday, July 25, 2013

25 July 2013

High 78 F
Low 52 F

Warm and sunny.

Chickens tore through cuke trellis! Grrrr....

24 July 2013

High 70 F
Low 55

Cool and sunny day.

*A noticeable increase in sunflower blooms.
*Lots of flowers on cukes and squash.

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

23 July 2013

High 85 F
Low 58 F

Rain showers & overcast with periods of sunshine

*Harvested green peppers [and then grilled with butter and garlic!].
*Cuke basket experiment flowering well on trellis.
*Harvested more red raspberries, lots of blackberries but not ripe yet.

Monday, July 22, 2013

22 July 2013

High 79 F
Low 65 F

Scattered showers all day.


21 July 2013

High 83 F
Low 66 F

Hot & Humid with morning storm

*Trellised cuke basket.
* Lettuce is gone!
*Harvested Swiss Chard.

20 July 2013

High 83 F
Low 68 F

Hot & Humid!!!

Thursday, July 18, 2013

18 July 2013

High 94 F
Low 72 F

Another extremely hot and humid day. Passing thundershowers.

*Corn & sunflowers shooting up.
*Time to start thinking about planting the fall crops...

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Monday, July 15, 2013

15 July 2013

High 93 F
Low 70 F

Hot, sunny, & humid!

*Harvested more raspberries.
*Looks like the lettuce is just about done, along with the peas.
*Tomatoes still green, green peppers looking good.

Sunday, July 14, 2013

14 July 2013

High 90 F
Low 70 F

Hot & Sunny with high humidity

*Mounded potatoes again, they seem to be enjoying this weather.
*Cukes growing in experimental area seem to be growing well. A few on the edges are showing signs of yellowing, perhaps they will not survive.
*Hope to build trellises tomorrow for the squash/cuke baskets tomorrow. They are definitely ready to extend their growth.

Saturday, July 13, 2013

13 July 2013

High 86 F
Low 68 F

Hot with lots of humidity!

*Raspberries ripening quickly!
*Lots of weeding done, more for the morrow.

Friday, July 12, 2013

12 July 2013

High 79 F
Low 62 F

Overcast/sunny day with sprinkling showers at times.

*Tomorrow is weed day....the pigs shall be happy.
*Looking at the corn fields and bean fields around the area, they are looking sparse...some are yellowing from excess water. Haven't noticed any of our crops doing so yet...
*Farm which we normally buy hay/straw from is not selling anything as of yet this year. He says weather not cooperating enough for him to chance selling. Wondering if part of it has to do with what happened last year with the hay drought. Time to speed us search for a Scythe.

Thursday, July 11, 2013

11 July 2013

High 78 F
Low 58 F

Humid day with lots of sun.

*Getting worried since we have been pounded and pounded with rain, hoping that the ground gets a chance to absorb the water and 'dry' up a bit before the crops take a turn for the worst.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

10 July 2013

High 85 F
Low 65 F

Extremely strong thunderstorms, flash flooding  & tornado.

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

9 July 2013

High 84 F
Low 70 F

Day was hot and humid, intense thunderstorms through the evening.

*Mounded potatoes again.
*Cuke & Squash experiment working well! Preparing to select new location and begin trellising.
*Cuke experiment #2 looking good also.
*Still need to do more weeding! Pigs find it enjoyable as they are the happy recipients of all the weeds.

Monday, July 8, 2013

8 July 2013

High 85 F
Low 69 F

Scattered thunderstorms

*Rain is good for the crops, but also for the weeds! Been directing energy towards the critters instead of the plants - got to catch up on weeds.
*Peppers are coming along well with fruit.


Sunday, July 7, 2013

7 July 2013

High 81F
Low 64F

Scattered showers during early morning

*So much to do and so little time!

Friday, July 5, 2013

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

3 July 2013

High 89F
Low 68F

Scattered showers through the evening/night

*Harvested more Red Raspberries.

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

2 July 2013

High 86F
Low 66F

Hot and humid day

*Everything appears to have benefited from rain.
*Found sunflowers crawling with Japanese Beetles....curses!

Monday, July 1, 2013

1 July 2013

High 80F
Low 64F

Overcast with scattered showers

*Harvested more raspberries
*Hot pepper seedlings survived flash flooding
*Potatoes either shot up or rain knocked hills down, either way need to mound up again
*Corn is knee high