August 11-15, 2008 

Honeybee working the corn pollen.

View or corn rows...most of the corn is taller than me now!

Ears of corn ripening.

Yellow wax beans are very productive right now.

Red cabbages continue to get bigger for fall harvest.

  
Savoy cabbages & second planting of broccoli, both for fall harvest as well.

Potatoes are starting to die back and the ground is mounding up as the tubers grow.

  
Left: 4 types of beets & Right: Leeks, getting closer to harvesting.

  
                        Left: Scallions                                       Right: Baby's breath & zinnias starting to bloom.                 

    
Oriental Eggplants are still setting fruit heavily.

Muskmelons.

Sunflowers really cheer up the field.

View of lower field: Corn, beans, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, cukes, squash, and more...

Tom working on reconstructing a used grain bin that we purchased to use as cold storage for fall crops.

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