Another couple of weeks with extremely hot temperatures (70-84). In the greenhouse last week we registered 104 as a high and 42 as a low. It is hard to believe that it is Christmas time with it being so hot. I have noticed that many of the strawberry fields around us aren't flowering anymore. Ours are starting to bloom and we should be picking in a few weeks. I'm not sure if our's are just behind schedule and catching up or if there is a variety difference. We are using the variety 'Camino Real' which is a late fruiting variety and is different than what most of the growers are using around the county. It is finally starting to set fruit which should pick in about two weeks time.
We planted more bok choi, komatsuna, lettuce, scallions, cabbage and red cabbage this week.
The eggplants are really producing now and look great. Our first ripe tomato is ready in the greenhouse with more following. We will probably harvest roselle this week. The mustards are starting to die from the heat. The onions, broccoli, and beets aren't fairing well either but should make a harvest. It would be nice to see some milder, less humid temperatures to moderate the cool-season crops.
I received the replacement parts to use the tractor implements (disc bedder and cultivating sweeps) and wound up breaking the remaining first bolt and the new bolt in less than three passes through the fields. I don't think that I am doing anything wrong as I used the same set up from a friend for a couple of weeks. I think that these bolts aren't made to last. However, I could be making rookie mistakes. I haven't called Agrisupply to see what is to be done yet as I wanted to wait till after the holidays. So a call is on the list of things to do this week.
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