– Rain: Week 28 brought our total precipitation up to 42.6 mm (1.7 inches) – a rather significant increase in comparison to the prior week. Intense showers were felt through mid-week and then turned dry by the end of the week.
– Temperature: The minimum air temperature continued an upward trend to 23.3°C (73.9°F) but the average air temperature remained at 27.1°C (80.8°F); our average soil temperature registered 26.9°C (80.4°F). Solar radiation was low during the first half of the week but increased significantly during the weekend, while relative humidity increased to 86.6 %.
– Observations: We can summarize that the increase in precipitation had a beneficial effect on quality. The natural fruit harvest is practically finished and we start the post NDF harvest blues with a certain decline in volume. However we feel that our deficit will definitely be less than in prior years, as we have learned to balance the quantity of plants exposed to natural flowering events with care to have enough plants to be forced for their planned harvest cycle.