Sunday, July 27, 2008

Hail damage!


Note from the farm this week:

CROP UPDATE
We had a severe thunderstorm on July 23rd that included large hail. We had hail as large as 1", and know that it damaged the tomato, scallions, beets, summer squash and early watermelon crops, and destroyed completely the remaining chard and summer lettuce. We are still assessing the damage and will keep members apprised via the "This Week Page" on our website. This is the first time we have had damaging hail in our 17-year history! But never fear; we're still open for business!
So, no more lettuce, but we got:
  • Cabbage
  • Garlic
  • Onions
  • Peppers
  • Potatoes
  • Summer Squash
  • Tomatoes
  • Grape Tomatoes
Everything looked pretty good, but the zucchini (above) was a bit pockmarked from the hail.

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