PRODUCTION FOR JULY:

LETTUCE: Fine.

CABBAGE: Fine.

SPINACH: Doing well.

ARUGULA: Fine.

CHARD: Good, we had to cut down.

ONIONS: Better than ever!

FENNEL: Just fine.

BEETS: Doing well.

RADISH: These “cabbages” are staples (Diakon and Waremelon varieties.)

KALE: Fine.

CARROTS: Fine.

CHAYOTE: Slow to develop due to dry conditions.

CILANTRO: Inconsistent germination on young seed beds, but improving.

BASIL: “Goin off” out in the field this summer.

ALL HERBS: Permanent beds of Italian flat leaf parsley, thyme, and mint have been established out in the fields. Ample amounts of the less used herbs have also been established- along with the kitchen culinary and medicinal herb garden that includes Bee Balm, Anise Hyssop, Epazote, Shiso, Dill, Thyme, etc.

CITRUS: Remains consistent.

STONEFRUIT: They have stopped fruiting. The seasons are short for them due to limited solar radiation (being shaded by all the wattle). The fig trees are showing fruit and are given extra irrigation with the hose.

COFFEE TREES: Better than ever- they have just been pruned and “impact sprayed" to clean the trees. They are bearing good fruit and we have commenced harvesting.

PEAS: Fine.

TOMATO: We got burned this summer out in the fields with tomatoes due to the 12 consecutive days of damp and misty weather in late May. Most died back and have yet to recover.

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