Farm Logbook - Trellising and Pruning

After the rain comes the good weather! The intense heat has arrived here, to the great delight of the plants that are flourishing at great speed in the greenhouses or in the open fields. Every morning the ritual is the same: we train the squash and tomato plants, which grow several centimeters per day, on the strings to save space on the ground. We remove the suckers from the tomato plants. We do this to save space but also to avoid disease. We top the basil plants, pinching them below the two highest leaves. After the rain comes the good weather! The intense heat has arrived here, to the great delight of the plants that are flourishing at great speed in the greenhouses or in the open fields. Every morning the ritual is the same: we train the squash and tomato plants, which grow several centimeters per day, on the strings to save space on the ground. We remove the suckers from the tomato plants. We do this to save space but also to prevent disease. We top the basil plants, pinching them below the two highest leaves. The fruits of the Russe tomatoes, Coeur tomatoes, Romanesco zucchini, Jack o lantern squash, and Rollison Telegraph cucumbers are just beginning to form. A great reward for the team who has been caring for them since sowing, but the adventure is not yet over until the seeds are harvested. The Japanese samphire is doing wonderfully. Although it is a little far from the sea (its natural environment), we wanted to analyze its development on our land. The fruits of the Russe tomatoes, Coeur tomatoes, Romanesco zucchini, Jack o lantern squash, and Rollison Telegraph cucumbers are just beginning to form. A great reward for the team who has been caring for them since sowing, but the adventure is not yet over until the seeds are harvested. The Japanese samphire is doing wonderfully. Although a little far from the sea (its natural environment), we