Rain

Ummm, we need rain. Several weeks of dry weather are showing; corn leaves are pointed, leafy greens wilt around noon, squash leaves are droopy and the ground remains hard.  This week temps hovered in the high 80's and low 90's.  Did I mention humidity? Check.  Yea, we need rain.

CSA shares were minus a gorgeous 6" head of purple broccoli due to "buttoning".  Temp spikes and uneven water cause heads to stay 2-3" and even have leaves grow through the heads.  I grew broccoli four years ago and decided it was a horrible, tempermental diva best left to masochistic growers with drip irrigation.  Oh well, I will try again for a Fall crop.

My friend Julia came by Friday morning to lend a hand with odd jobs.  What a job, as she weeded the potato patch.  Another family dropped by to also lend a hand. The children filled sandbags, spread mushroom soil on the flower beds and did some weeding. What a blessing to have these extra hands!

Last night I went to wash my hands and NO water, not a drop.  Thanks to the selfless kindness of my neighbor Delmar, I had water before dark.  The pump protector circut went bad.  I had never seen the inside of a well pit.  Not the kind of place I would want to spend any appreciable time.  Not to mention I don't think I would have fit through the entry hole!  Delmar slid down there without blinking an eye.  Seeing how he is a dairy farmer such places do not skeeve him.

Growing is an art more than a science.  Can I ever learn enough?  Thank you all for supporting our farm.