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bjrogg:
Navy’s are getting closer. These were our first ones planted and they didn’t get much rain. They aborted most of the later pods. They quit blossoming weeks ago. There’s a few green pods now but they are coming along.
I’m thinking maybe a week and half.
Bjrogg
Stoker:
Coming along nicely. Son-in-law have there lentils done and going to be durum next. Average yield, but with the lack of rain it coulda been worse
Thanks Leroy
M2A:
Down to the last few acres of sweet corn for the season, Ill not having it as a option for dinner every night but Ill be glad to move on from keeping the worms at bay. A good year, we were able to sell our own every day since the 4th of July. You never know how pick dates will turn out when you plant the stuff. Had to walk away from the zuks because the deer have been eating them off the plants before the flower starts to wilt and no one has time to stand gaurd any more :) Too many tomatos, but have given the local food bank maybe 200 bu up to this point. so its good to see them being used to help out the local folks in need.
Did a starch test on some new varieties(daybreak fuji/crimson crisp) the other day. I recall doing it as a kid in grade school with potatoes. I wanted to see how much starch had been converted to sugars. The brix(sugar content) was reading very high but figured I'd do it anyway to double check if I should have the fellas start picking.
IMG_5051 by Mike Allridge, on Flickr
Halves on left have the iodine on and halves on right do not. Looks like there is very little starch left, time to come off to sell now, they will not hold in storage very long. But the best test is taking a bite, I dont eat apples any other time of the year but I make up for it this time of the year. Got a 1000 bu in the cooler as of now but the main season varities will be coming in within the next 2 weeks it looks like. Coffee done best head out.
Mike
bjrogg:
Thanks for sharing and Mike.
It’s been crazy busy around here getting stuff ready for bean and sugar beet harvest.
I did manage last weekend to finish up my point for the trade in flint knapping section
And my arrow for arrow trade. Got them both sent out Wednesday. Hopefully they survive the trip.
Bjrogg
Here’s a couple pictures
bjrogg:
It’s still been very, very dry here yet.
Our well ran out of water a couple weeks ago and I have been hauling water for my well and garden every chance I get.
My melons are really liking the water
Bjrogg
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