Positive thinking

I am in the mood to think positively this week, so I am going to be thankful for the upcoming weather this week. It is supposed to be a little cooler which will be a welcome break. Perhaps we will be able to get the weeds under control a little. Thinking positively may make it so. J
We had a couple trees fall with last weeks storms. Of course all of them fell on top of fences, but the damage was not too bad.

We also got the hay cut this week. Now you can see the Mum Pad from the road. It is quite an impressive sight. The Mums are growing almost as fast as the weeds!

The garden is coming along fabulously despite the weeds. The first batch of corn is already tasseling, so we are getting close. All of the beans are getting big and we even have a few ripe cherry tomatoes. There will be a few in the boxes this week…. just a taste of things to come. The cucumber and squash plants are really getting big. The sunflowers are as tall as my head.

All of the fall seeds have sprouted in the greenhouse and will be transplanted this week into larger pots. Everything looks super.

Thank goodness for a little rain

Along with the multitude of weeds, the crops are growing well too. The first batch of corn is already waist high, so we are right on target for mid-July corn. The beans are all growing great and we have tomatoes on most all the plants. I am thankful for the rains we have had, but would love a break in the heat. I feel like I may shrivel up and wilt myself.

All of the fall seeds are started in the Greenhouse. We are planning for extra lettuces for Fall, along with some of the other Spring crops we had this year. Hopefully we will be growing some more of your favorites. I can’t wait to see how our Fall crops do!

Weeds... yuck!

This week has been another busy one here at the Farm. With all the heat, the weeds are getting a bit out of control. I have spent lots of hours weeding and spreading hay but am barely keeping ahead. Thank goodness, the hay helps to keep the weeds down somewhat.

We still could use a bit more rain, but things are growing very well. The corn looks outstanding as well as the tomato, pepper and bean plants. We are right on schedule with all of those things. I can’t wait for some Sweet Corn!

This week I will be starting all of the fall seeds in the greenhouse, so they will be ready to be transplanted outside when the correct time comes. The greenhouse comes in very handy for that at this time of year.

Mum Day and Garden Progress

This week, I am thankful for the sunshine and a few showers. We could use a few more showers, but in the meantime we are able to water as needed. We have to work with the weather we get and improvise as we go along.

We have had several projects going on this week at the Farm. We had a big day last Friday, as our shipment of Fall Mums came in. Our volunteer crew potted 617 mums in about 6 hours through wind, rain and storms. We had a good time despite the hard work. The mums are all in pots near the main garden spot and are quite a sight to see. They will be ready for purchase in mid-September.

This week, we also planted pumpkins, gourds and more corn. Isn’t it crazy to be thinking of fall when it is 90 degrees outside? The tomato and pepper plants already have a few tomatoes and peppers growing on them. The potato plants are flowering and we will have potatoes very soon. The carrots are almost ready, too. I can’t wait!