Can you believe I actually managed to get this update done ahead of time. Well, not really ahead of time, because they come out whenever I decide to do them, but you know what I mean. Besides, it doesn’t mean I’m caught up with all of the work that was backlogged, but that’s a whole other story.

Anyway, things here are still cruising along with some of the final season plantings going in the ground this week. The weird weather during July has caused a bit of an issue with Lettuce availability, but I should be able to get some each day, and the next plantings are coming along. Broccoli is another crop where there will be a gap in availability for a stretch of time (not sure exactly how long). I’m still trying to coax both the tomatoes and sunflowers to grow. I’m not sure what’s going with them, but they are giving me quite the business.

On the happier side of things, there are a few more Gladiolus to cut per day, and I was also able to get more of those large Raspberries. There are also some of the first Local Apples, a variety called Zestar, that will be on the tables this week. And lastly, I will have some, let me stress some, of my own Sweet Corn this week. The patch that grew is quite small, and I’m not sure how long it will last, but I’ll be picking each day until it’s done.

The chickens are busy clucking away and doing their chicken things. I’ve been letting them out of the secure pen and into the surrounding electric fence enclosed area so they can spread out a bit more. It’s always fun at night, because when I go to put them back in, I get a big dish of scratch grain, tell them it’s “snack time”, they all gather up behind me, and we have a little parade back into the pen.

Guess that’s about it for this update. Hope you all have a great week.