Every season here at Fiddlehead is unique... in so many ways but weather is one that we're always keenly aware of. This year has had the odd day of yearning for rains, and the odd week of too many rains, but on the whole has treated us very well.
It's no joke farmers are very aware of the weather, our task lists can change dramatically in minutes as can the fate of our crops. This afternoon we're out putting seeds in the ground and bringing in a gorgeous french fillet bean harvest that would be spoiled by the rains coming tonight. Last week we put transplants in the ground hoping that rain was coming, but since it never did we ended up running our irrigation system instead. Irrigation is a wonderful thing to have, but we use it sparingly and only as needed. It never comes close to a "real" rain, and germinating seeds is one of the biggest things that desperately need "real" rain, or at least something beyond our existing drip tape irrigation system.
Here's to real rain tonight, for a lovely cover crop of rye and our late season field arugula, mesclun and red radish patches :)
