Randy has been discouraged every morning when he goes out to pick the day neutral strawberries. The tarnished plant bug population was very high and still seems to be. We tried an organic spray one time however there are so many insects that have already layed eggs on the blossoms that we just need to wait them out as they usually slow down in August. We can only hope. The tarnished plant bug overwinters in surrounding field edging and it crawls so covering with row cover won't help. Next year we can try using a trap crop however we don't know if that will draw them in from other areas and just increase the populations. We are sorry to all the customers that are waiting for fresh strawberries. At this time we only have 6 or so pints every morning, not the 30 to 40 we hoped for. We are unsure at this time if we will get better results in September. Last year we picked until October 11th, the first hard freeze of fall so we may still be able to pull out some berries later on.

The pick your own tomato patch has plenty for those looking to make a batch of sauce but not numerous enough for quantity picking. If you want 10-20 lbs of mixed tomatoes you will find them however they won't all be really red ripe.  If you are curious then come on out and walk the patch to get an idea of what is coming. They are $1 per pound red or green. The green tomatoes are loaded of course. It is a good time to pick them.

I have many flowers ready for cutting and had the honor and great fun of cutting flowers for a friends daughter's wedding. I cut 10 buckets of flowers, showed them how to make the table arrangements and sent them on their way. It was great fun. If you are having an August or September wedding and have your priorities about where you want to invest your money then give me a call and we can talk flowers.