As the Farm Turns
Spring is a busy time at the farm. We are mulching the blueberries, planting the lettuce, waiting for the tomatoes to ripen, picking spinach and other greens from our cold houses and praying for warm weather during the night.
Frost is a very big problem this year. The local stations are forecasting cold weather for Monday and Tuesday mornings, so if you’re driving by our fields at Hebron Avenue or Matson Hill either of those mornings be sure to enjoy the beauty of the ice on the fields. We irrigate to protect our the tender blossoms on the strawberries and blueberries. How it works is when water freezes it gives off heat thereby keeping the ambient temperature around the blossom above freezing. It is necessary to keep pumping sufficient quantities of water to keep the process going until the air temperature is above 35 degrees. The beautiful ice is merely a by product.
We are glad to be growing into our next century and we thank you all for your continued patronage.
