~Full Screen: Opens in Separate Window~
It's hard to believe it was nine months since I posted here, but there it is, so there you have it... Our rain year last year ended just north of 23". There was really only one storm to speak of, an 8" day in February, but other than that, what fell evaporated just as fast. That said, we had a relatively gentle summer to date with plenty of marine layer action, and we're certainly in a better place than this time last year, when we were being evacuated due to fires.
What
smoke blew in a few weeks ago mixed with said moisture to make for some hazy days, but at least it smelled of pine trees and not burning houses. The first few troughs of low pressure have already rolled through, and while they've been dry, they provide some hope that we may have a normal rain season, without the 'ridiculously resilient ridge' swatting all of our moisture north of Vancouver.
While we were quiet on the blog front, we've been nothing but busy on the farm front. Over 7500 lbs of citrus went out the door last year, and we're a few weeks away from Bearss limes kicking it all off again. Our avocados are currently on sale down at
Wild Roots Felton and Boulder Creek. Also be sure to visit
The Penny Ice Creamery's newest location in Hanger on Mount Hermon Road, Scotts Valley. Their grand opening featured our Thomcord grapes.
We're currently four rounds deep into the canning of tomatoes for this winter with another due this weekend. We've also already dehydrated two rounds of jalepenos, the first round of cayennes and the first round of hot wax. We have a
wonderful molé pepper that's yet to fully ripen, but we're certainly looking forward to its crop. In the meantime, our sweet peppers, poblanos, pickling cucs, yellow melons and asian pears are still cranking. Pomegranates, pumpkins and persimmons are not far behind.
Stay safe, turn off the news, get outside and pray for rain!
