Dayton "Dirt" - July 30, 2010

With August fast approaching, many of you should have produce coming out your ears!

It has been a rough growing season though as some gardens have been attacked by tomato blight and powdery mildew because of the extreme heat coupled with exceptionally high humidity.

For the things you don't grow, I hope you'll come on over to the Owl Barn Market as we have plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits in stock from local farms.

I must admit that I am a little behind as we normally have all of our cuttings of shrubs taken by now but a major "time-eater" occurred when our main 25 horsepower pump failed so that we had to rely on the much smaller 10 hp electric pump.

Unfortunately, the new economy means less stocking of everything so that it took about 3 1/2 weeks to get the replacement pump in order to water the nursery stock properly with the heat.

Weeds, as always, are a pain but more so this year as I let some of them go too long because I frankly did not want to have anyone, including myself, pulling weeds in 90 degree plus weather coupled with high humidity.

Remember to use your Dayton Dollars by the end of August before they expire as stock for many trees and shrubs, perennials and hard goods are quite adequate for you to select an item you want.

Well, back to finishing the cuttings,
Tom