week 13

August 10th & August 13th

This week’s delivery will include:

Green Peppers
Hot Peppers (cayenne & jalapeno)
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Squash (patty pan & yellow crook neck)
Garlic
Basil
Corn (Lancelot)
Musk Melon

News from the Farm:

This week we are experiencing tremendous heat throughout Southern Illinois! The tomatoes are still producing fairly well and it is nice to have cucumbers this late in the season. We have been enjoying tomato and cuke salads nightly. The green beans are looking great and we should have a nice harvest soon. The squash bore beetles are attacking the squash this year. We are thinking about using floating row covers next year to help prevent this problem. They seem to be getting worse! We planted the Fall garden last week, which includes a second run of all the spring veggies. We had several hundred seedlings (broccoli, cabbages & brussel sprouts) die in their flats due to the heat and flea beetles, which was disappointing. We replanted.
Well, enjoy the veggies and have a great week!

Canning
THE book for canning The Blue Ball Book of Canning is on sale at the Rural king for 6.99.