51 degrees as I write this and it's July 15th. Tomatoes are finally starting to ripen but have quite a ways to go yet. Cucumbers are sizing up and I may even be able to meet a contract I have for them. Field crops overall are fine but very slow. Winter squash is just not growing. Flowering and the plants look healthy and happy but stunted. Garlic should be ready to come out by late next week. Looking to be my best year for potatoes judging from the tops. Melons are not happy and could really use some August heat. All the ducks and chickens are sold. A few guinea fowl left. All in all the meat bird "adventure" is going well. Need to run the numbers and look at making things a bit more efficient for the next go round. Next up 40 chickens and 25 Muscovy ducks. Chickens will be ready at the end of Sept. and the Ducks for the beginning of Nov., maybe hang on to them for Thanksgiving. Lawn tractor went down again last night, truck is on the fritz and needs service, and the duck enclosure gate came off in my hand...........then there is all the stuff that needs to get done around here.......ditching in particular in the greenhouses.