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caused a great deal of fear regarding blights on their tomato and eggplant crops. It has also caused many of their melons to die and has made weed management considerably more difficult.
Bynum keeps her optimism in the face of all these problems. She says that the rain has been good because it has provided them with the opportunity to accomplish indoor chores, which often go neglected.
Cole of Sunnyside Farm also said there were some pluses to the rain He said that there were “a lot of new plantings we got into the ground, young trees and brambles. The rain is great to get them established. Also on the plus side, we are recharging all of our water reserves.”
While he lost 30 percent of his strawberry crop, “we’re very happy with the quality of the other 70 percent,” said Cole.
“It is too soon to tell,” he said, how the rain will affect the farm’s peaches, apples and pears “where we have to have a much more intensive management program to deal with the threat of fungi.”
While all this might seem daunting for farmers in the area Williamson says that Rappahannock is not alone. “It really is widespread, at least statewide,” he said.
It is unclear if compensation will be provided for this year’s crop damage. Applications are still being accepted however for relief from losses at the hands of the 2001-02 drought.
While water levels may differ from last year, problems are still equally abundant. Proof that, in the case of rain, there can be too much of a good thing.
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