Blue Ribbons for Michael !
The Sussex Farm and Horse Show started on Friday and will run to August 9th. Over 900 entries were taken in at the Vegetable Show on Friday and Saturday and almost 100 exhibitors. We are proud to announce that Michael placed 2nd overall in the Open Vegetable Show for his entries that included 22 Blue Ribbons. He also won Best-in-Show for Liliac Sweet Peppers, Chinese 5 Color Hot Peppers, Adirondack Blue Potatoes, and Schimmeig Striped Hollow Heirloom Tomatoes. Though Farmer Rich was a judge, the entries are judged anonymously and there are three judges in all so there is no partiality!
Franklin Greenhouse Report: The eggplants are producing some nice sized fruits and the hot peppers are also doing well. Some of the hot peppers entered by Michael won Best-In-Show at the Sussex Farm & Horse Show. He also won a few blue ribbons for some of the eggplants he has grown in the greenhouse.
From the Fields: The cucumbers are producing well though the zucchini plants are getting a bit tired. We are debating whether to start more zucchini plants for the fall as we will start running out of time as they need to be in the ground about now. It takes about 2 months from seed. While we have a lot of zukes now the plants are starting to shut down. We have a really nice planting of Trombocino Squash (an Italian Heirloom), sometimes referred to as a Trompetto or Trompette. They look like a trumpet or trombone and taste great. This should fill in between the current crops and the projected ones for October.
The crew spent some time weeding the rows and also performed some general field work such a clipping up the tomatoes & cucumbers on the trellis.
The heirloom tomatoes are finally starting to produce and will be in the delivery tonight. Some of the ones we harvested include: Brandywine, some Black types, and various striped varieties.
Weather Report: After all our complaining of too much rain we are now in a too-dry period and have had to run the irrigation on all of our fields. It is hard to believe that after all the rain that we had it dries out so quickly! These are the true joys of farming – going from too wet to too dry in a manner of weeks! Though we had a few hot/humid days, overall the weather has been nice to work in the fields.
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