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Fall is nearly here, and if it would just cool down a little, I would really appreciate it. El Niño is here, and although we have had no rain yet, it is showing itself with all the high clouds and cloud cover we have been experiencing this

Yes, the phone is out, and the internet to run cards was off and on for days. Hopefully we will have phone service by the time you read this, and fiber optic was installed today, so the internet should be good. Happy last month of summer. Schools

I always find it a little odd that the days start getting shorter when summer begins. However, the days in July are still long, and it is usually the hottest month with the most stress on our plants. Many lose water through their leaves faster than they

Cool and cloudy as I sit down to begin the June newsletter. Humidity levels are up, which means the threat of fungal and bacterial issues on things like roses is still high. The wine grape growers’ weather report says the threat of powdery mildew is almost 100%. This

I can’t believe it is already time to send out another newsletter. Time is just flying by. The weather has us all guessing, going from hot early to cold late. We had hail last week, and add the cold, wet nights, our cucumber starts took a big

Closed Easter Sunday March just plain got away from me. I did not expect to have so much to do so early in the year, like watering every day when we had all our bare root to pot, veggie starts to do, and plugs and baskets to

Spring is coming! Winter hours are over, beginning March 1. Back to 9-5, rain days 10-4. We are in that changeable time of year between true spring and winter. I just spent a good part of February in Southeast Asia and came back to snow on the

Happy New Year 2026 As I write this, we are experiencing above normal temps. I saw the Western Weather website marked January 16 as a record high for Middletown. This is typical La Niña weather for the Southwest. We have also had periods of super wet. This

We finally dropped down low enough to get some noticeable frost. I have lived here a few years now, and our first killing frost is coming later and later. It still was not enough to kill off our summer annuals, but we are getting closer. We have