relief

Some showers and thunderstorms have cut the heat and humidity in the north country overnight.  More thunderstorms on the way today.  Seed planted last Saturday is leaping out of the ground.  Spinach and basil are up and the lettuce transplants are taking off.  If we can avoid the severe storms, things will definitely be on track.  The farmers in Quebec are starting to harvest romaine in volume and the leaf lettuces, endive and escarole are moving also.  Iceberg should start next week.  Unfortuately for farmers in Ontario, the weather has continued to dump on them.  One sales agent said his growers lost 3000 cartons of romaine in a hailstorm last Friday.  They got another on Monday and it was over 100 degrees on Tuesday.  Not lettuce weather.