Catalpa Ridge News–Vol 21 No 10–August 16, 2016

Excessive Heat

News from the Fields & Farm: 

The Heirloom Tomatoes are coming along nicely. We were able to transplant lettuce in a shady part of the main field toward the end of last week. The round field is not looking good due to poor it being baked in the sun, though we do have irrigation running. The crew is calling it “death valley” at this point. The plants are fortunately are doing well since we did receive some rain.

 

It was brutally hot and humid this week and very difficult to work in the fields. We do start early but that didn’t seem to help. On one day we actually “lost” a worker to heat stress. We emphasize safety and when it is too hot we encourage sitting the shade, drinking lots of water and Gatorade and don’t expect anyone to return to work until feeling better. The worker was being abit stubborn and passed out though recovered in a short period of time.

 

Sampling some items from the delivery for lunch at the Farm on Sunday!

 

 

Franklin Greenhouse Report:

Tiffany cleaned it up last week and Michael planted into the beds this week. Two varieties of radishes were planted as well a few other items.

The greenhouse tomatoes are starting to slow in their production which is just in time for the accelerated production of the field tomatoes (mostly heirlooms).

Weather report: Excessive heat for the better part of the week. The crew started early to be able to work before it got too stressful with the high  humidity. We did receive about 3” of rain during the week, spread out over 3 different thunderstorms.

Michael – 2nd Place @ Open Vegetable Show

Lisa Showing her ribbons for Exhibiting her Livestock