Tuesday at Two next week we will talk about water and rain: how water acts in the soil, how it is taken up by plants, and transpiration. Ever notice how irrigation just doesn't seem to work as well as rain?  Come find out more.  The featured plant will be Aloe Vera complete with a free plant.  The pest this week will be spider mites.  Lets talk about the weather and how it effects you, me, and the food we eat. 

Usually use some pictures from the operation, but still working on how to get them across from my new phone. Finally getting some rain!  Still in drought conditions, but always any is a help.  Crop conditions are deplorable since we have limited irrigation, and from experience, the best we could do is keep things alive, and not really grow a crop.
Cherries          Froze out early March
Apricots          Same
Plums               Same
Peaches            Some?
Pears               Potential yet for a bumper crop if we get more rain
Apples             Some gone, some limited potential, some good potential with rain.
Strawberries    Really limited
Raspberries      Same
Mulberries        Same
Grapes              Same
Most veggies in the field are being disced under.
Growing limited supply of veggies, herbs and flowers under controlled environment and "water!"
Getting some green beans, lettuce, onions, potatoes,and may have some edible pod soybeans if the spider mites and dry weather give them a chance
Sweet corn potential looks fair to good
Popcorn potential so-so
Corn, soybeans, small grin, and hay, all to early to tell how badly damaged they are.

Tuesday we will celebrate the Fourth of July by talking about the plants the colonist found when they came to this country.  We'll review how they were used, and how one plant was so plentiful in this country that the market for it crashed in England.  Learn how to make our special fireworks sun tea.  Taste Oswego Tea made famous in the many tea party dumpings of tea. Happy Fourth Everyone!