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After a week of heavy wildfire smoke, the air is finally clearing. While more of the state has entered "extreme drought" conditions, rain is on the horizon for most of us in the coming week. We're starting to get more consistent yields...
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We've made it through another hot, humid week, and much better farming weather is on the horizon (though we still aren't getting rain). Summer crops are more consistently providing fruit this week, and the final successions of certain...
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The drought continues across most of the state with no obvious end in sight. It seems like many people are really starting to feel burnout this season, with continual weather-related discouragement, and overall exhaustion. But, as summer...
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Seedlings germinating in an open space next to well-established bean plants
We are just over halfway through the growing season already! Can you believe it? At this point in the season, you are likely done harvesting some of your early...
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I could probably start every single one of these with something like "What a week!". This week was no exception. We had plenty of excitement: summer crops beginning to mature, some rain, and lots of farm tours and events. We also had...
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We are entering a new phase of the season where warmer season crops are starting to mature. It's also the part of the season where growers are doing everything at once - planting, harvesting, tending and weeding - and farming can start...
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Some growers finally got some needed rain this week, with scattered pockets of showers leaving over an inch behind. Others got no rain at all, while a few growers got deluged by over 4" of rain in a single evening, and a few others...
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We are still in a drought, but this week has been much more manageable. Most farmers got a little bit of rain, and temperatures have been much more forgiving. Crops are growing quickly, and we're just about at peak summer where most of...
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What a week! You all made it though another week of temperatures in the high 90's, and despite a bit of heat stress, many farms now have strawberries, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, garlic scapes, and high tunnel cucumbers. As expected...
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What a difference a week can make! We went from freezing to unbearably hot temperatures, and plants have in many cases tripled in size in a single week. This next week will be a process of watering, weeding, and repeating. Many insects...
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