Rain, Rain, Rain. It delayed planting of some crops this spring but for produce growers it means good looking bumper crops on Trotwood vegetable stands.
“These are some of the best looking green beans we’ve ever had,” said local farmer Donny Rowe from behind his stand in Olde Town on Saturday morning. Despite the morning rain there is a steady stream of shoppers pulling in for sweet corn, squash, pickles, and the green beans.
Not everyone just buys a pound or two as evidenced by one woman carting off two bushels of the crisp green legumes. Rowe watched her pulling out and said that load will keep her busy this weekend putting them up for winter.
Cool rainy weather has persisted this summer. If the temperatures remain cool this week it may qualify this July as the coolest July on record.
The larger field crops in the area seem to be benefiting from the weather as well with corn going to tassel along most area roads. Residents will notice some corn fields look a little shorter, Rowe says those fields were planted late because of the wet spring and are still trying to catch up.
The Trotwood Farmers Market is open Wednesdays from 3-6 pm and Saturdays from 9 am to 4 pm. The farmers market is located in the parking lot of the former Dolly Madison bread store at 21 E. Main St across from the Depot in Trotwood Olde Town. The market continues rain or shine through October 24.
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