Our tomatoes are being attacked by Hornworms. We are only at the farm on the weekends and hornworms need to be taken care of daily. We must have picked off over 100 hornworms this weekend, between 2 adults and one labradoodle..... yes, labradoodle. My wonderful Nugget has watched us take the hornworms (large green caterpillars) off the tomato plants and he now sniffs them out and snatches them off with his teeth. He does a great job too and finds the ones on the lower part of the plant. But you have to watch him because he also likes to eat the ripe cherry tomatoes. We are hoping the special wasp shows up that lays eggs on the hornworms. Once the eggs are laid, then in less than a week, the worms are gone. Nature is it's own insect repellent sometimes.
Well, the heat has not diminished so we try to limit our workload outside and drink plenty of water. Every once in a while Nugget will dash from the field and heads to the pond to cool off.... he swims around and then comes back to the field, wet but refreshed. Smart dog.
We are still waiting for the well. Suppose to come back out this week and drill deeper. All we can do is wait. We have been bringing gallons and gallons of fresh water with us every weekend so we can cook and drink but that is getting old.
We harvested the potatoes (red & white) and the remaining onions. The onions are drying out at the farm and then will be stored in a cool, dry place like the potatoes so we can keep them as long as possible.
My sunflowers have all bloomed and look great. The cabbage is growing nicely too. The okra is taking off despite the weeds.
We had our monthly meeting with friends Sunday at the Bolivar Nursery. Once again, good food and good conversation. Michele, the owner of the nursery discussed herbs and the various medicinal properties they have.
On a totally non-farm related matter - we saw the final Harry Potter movie over the weekend too....it was awesome!
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