Spinella Farm

It was a very busy weekend. First, on Friday, we went to our daughter's graduation from Drexel University. Listening to and seeing everyone move on in life is very humbling. We wish her all the best in her future endeavors.

Next, market day on Saturday was very busy and we sold out by noon. The asparagus is down to the final week. The snow peas jumped off the table, which was good because we had a lot of them! I think Dad was skeptical that we wouldn't move the volume that we did but it happened. We also had a very nice harvest of Italian basil. Nothing beats basil that is fresh cut!

Sales have been steady at the market which is good. We're heading into the Fourth of July time of year and people will be on the move for summer vacation. I hope that year that momentum is sustainable.

I spent Father's Day morning mulching the watermelons and the French melons. One of things that I noticed is that with the wheat straw smothering the green matter of weeds, it is acting like a compost. I never realized this and now I am curious to see what comes of it. I've been diligent enough to smother the weeds before they get to the seed stage so they don't pass along the next generation.

The white flies have invaded the potatoes and so that prompted a dosage of Lambda T. I had already started to spray the fungicide in anticipation of the warm muggy weather that is forecast for this week. I think all is in place for us to move forward.

We start our other tail gate market on Thursday in Margate. This has proven to be a good market also. I placed my order for mushrooms this morning so we will be ready for Thursday. We have a nice following for fresh mushrooms and we're glad to serve our loyal customers.