Ailts Acres

08/22/2026

(Sweet) corn update: we’re out for the rest of the season. 😭😭😭

Our drought is devastating and This graph is terrifying. It shows rainfall accumulation ranking by year since recorded history began.

134 years of rainfall measurement. Our region shows “134”.

Interpretation: this is the driest year in recorded history in our region.

The reality for local farmers and veggie producers without irrigation is painful.

We greatly appreciate our sweet corn buyers and your continual feedback about our produce is inspiring.

We’re looking into irrigation options for next year so we can keep up with customer demand.

In the meantime, tomatoes, peppers, onions, garlic, and mums remain in good supply and pumpkin season is only 3 short weeks away.

Pray for some rain!

08/21/2026

This summer, I tell ya. So much heat and sunshine, so little rain and clouds.

It’s taken its toll. Here’s how much: the farmers’ field corn runs on a “heat timer”. Its biological age is dictated by how much heat it collects from start to finish.

This year has been so hot that the corn is running 10 days ahead of the five year average. 10 days!

Fall mums run on a sunlight timer. Excessive sun pulls their flowering ahead of schedule. You may have seen big box stores with mums for sale early August…this super hot and bright summer is why.

It’s affected our mums too. We select varieties that are supposed to bloom mid-Sept. but here we are late August 3+ weeks ahead of schedule.

So we’re getting an early start to mum sales. These beauties will come into full bloom early Sept. consider winding up summer with a nice seasonal transition mum. $12/pot.

We’ve also got incredible garlic. Biggest bulbs we ever harvested. Onions, tomatoes, and Peppers going strong too!

2226 Cty T
Deer park

“The big pumpkin place”

08/15/2026

Summer salsa anyone?

We’ve got garlic, onions, hot peppers, bell peppers and tomatoes available at the stand.

Makes the best salsa/pico imaginable.

$7.50 for a 3/4lb sack of garlic…bulbs are huge this year.

We’ve also got $4 berry basket onions. These are about golf ball size and up, perfect for single/double serving size.

08/10/2026

Howdy folks, our sweet corn is back online, As of Monday evening.

Oh and look what decided to start blooming way too prematurely. We’ll have these out for purchase sooner than later!

08/08/2026

Sweet corn update: we had hoped to open back up again today/Saturday but the lack of rain is slowing kernel fill.

We’ll keep y’all updated when there’s enough ready.

In the mean time, tons of tomatoes and peppers. Garlic and onions will be out there very soon too!

08/04/2026

Sweet corn update: (with cone flower and sunflower for visual appeal)

A combo of incredible demand and the ever present racoon thievery has depleted our sweet corn supply.

😭😭😭

As such, we’ve suspended our sweet corn sales until this Saturday, when the next batch should be ready for harvest.

A great many thanks to all who have stopped by our stand this summer. We’re astonished how fast our sweet corn has moved. Hope you’ve enjoyed it, more to come soon!

07/18/2026

Ailts Acres sweet corn is ready.

This is a record for us…planted April 22 harvested July 15th. 84 days from seed to harvest. Unreal.

Or corn is non-gmo, non-round up, non-insecticide. We don’t spray anything nasty on our foods that will be eaten by a human.

As we ramp up harvest, some ears may be immature. Some ears may have a worm in the tip. We apologize for these blemishes, take another ear the next time to replace any bad ones this time. Your satisfaction is important to us.

2226cty rd T, deer park
“The big pumpkin place”

Enjoy!

07/12/2026

Howdy folks- we’ve opened the self serve veggie stand for business.

Tomatoes and cukes to start with, peppers, onions, garlic and more to follow.

We try to keep things simple…stuff a Qt. Ziploc bag with whatever you want for $4 or $0.50 for anything as a single.

Our veggies are Organically grown, no bug spray or w**d killer on anything.

Sweet corn is a week-10 days out, getting close!

2226 Cty Rd T, Deer Park
“The big pumpkin place”

07/04/2026

05/17/2026

The tomato season began late March, seeds were planted and sprouted inside the cozy comfort of Threshing Table Farm greenhouse.

Yesterday they were transplanted into their raised bed permanent home. Similar to sweet corn, we’re racing to get fruit to maturity as quickly as possible. For years, we’ve grown a tomato variety called “4th of July”. Aptly named, and if done right, that’s when we’ll harvest the first tomato.

Upper right photo shows first blossom. We’re well on our way to harvest!

Bottom right is a view of the pumpkin patch. The cereal rye is growing rapidly. Will be over 5’ tall by memorial weekend. Then we knock it down and plant into it. The gardens have come to life!