Mid-July delivered both steady rain and a succession of showers, welcome relief from June’s weeks without precipitation. Ample moisture coupled with steamy days has fueled rapid growth, and finally the harvest has begun in earnest. Cucumbers, summer squash and early beans are ready, along with broccoli and gorgeous greens.
It has been a good season for berries, too, initiated with an ample strawberry crop. The blueberries look like they will be plentiful as well, as do the wild blackberries.
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