Farm Report Late Summer, September 16

[robby]

A cool day, not quite 80 degrees yet. I did remove the shade structures around the avocado trees and harvested peppers and cactus fruit. I'm falling behind in eating the squash. There are squash ready to pick, but I still haven't finished the last bunch. The beans are not so relentless, and I'm also letting some bean pods go to seed, for next year.

There is a Oriental Fruit Fly infestation to the north of me, but I don't see any evidence of them here. There would be maggots in the lemons, the nopales fruit and the peppers.

Comments

[mallorys-camera.livejournal.com]

Excess squash suggestion: local food bank? Mostly what they give out there is canned foods; people might be very grateful for a fresh veggie.

[robby.livejournal.com]

That's a good thought, but I'll probably just ask the neighbors. There are local groups that go into the fields, after the commercial harvest, and pick fresh produce for the food banks.