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Farm Happenings at Barr Farms
Farm Happenings for August 1, 2023
Feels like a broken record to say this again but we got another small flash flood....3.3 inches over a quick storm last night. That makes 4 weeks in a row that we have had these drenchers. Watermelons soaking up the extra rain though so get in on these sweet treats this week! &n1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 25, 2023
First watermelon patch has produced a smaller crop of melons, but still tasty! Rain forecast has us staying pretty dry hopefully for the next 10 days.....it was a wet month. Last Tuesday we got 2.2 inches in 1 hour. Also, we got the first of the fall greens planted this w1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 18, 2023
Welcome to the Kentucky Swamp season! Very warm humid conditions are making it a challenge to keep the crops disease free. We can get some fungal issues with too much water. Hoping that the first watermelon crop will pull through as the fruit continues to mature but there1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 11, 2023
Well, seems like I always talk about the weather......we got 3.5 inches of rain this Saturday! That's a lot...6-7" in about 1 weeks time. Hoping to pull all the potatoes and carrots we can before things get much worse out there in terms of setting up rot. Tomatoes1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 8, 2023
Hope everyone had a happy July 4! The boxes are changing with more summer options coming available...potatoes, zucchini, some tomatoes and carrots! We got a lot of rain last weekend....Like 3 inches. So we are hoping to miss most of the storms this week so that we can dry1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 4, 2023
You should have received a separate email regarding delivery this week. If you haven't made any changes then some pickups will remain on Tuesday July 4th...and others will happen on Thursday July 6th. So check your email (should have come last Friday) to see which applies to you1 read more »