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Fighting The Heat

6/20/2012

 
Pullets
Hot Pullets
The Heat index today is over a hundred! That is Hot, for those of you not from the area that is with 60% or higher humidity, so it looks and feels like you're in a steam bath. These little girls and our 8 hens drank 3 gallons of water today just trying to stay cool. Our ...... 
vegetables are holding up well despite the heat and the mixed greens appear to be holding up as well. We started watering the vineyard last night and the gardens this morning to prepare the ground for the 2 days of baking heat. Around 2pm this afternoon we watered the mixed greens and blanching greens to hopefully stave off the risk of bolting which makes the greens taset bitter. If all goes well there will be greens at the Farm Stand by the weekend!

Water Used: 386 gals est.
Chickens 3gals
Ducks 2gals
Vineyard 250gals
Garden 100gals
Greenhouse 30gals
Me 1gal and a few frosty beverages

Find a cool spot and get a supply of cold drinks, one down one more day to go!
Mixed Greens
5'x10' Lettuce Bed
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North Side of Barn 2pm

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West Side in Late Day Sun 2pm


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    Teresa Fuller
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