Going for the Grosso
Started the day making oil from the Provence. It is hard to cut as the plants are interlocking. We made two distillations and four pounds (64 ozs) of oil. It was cut too early in the day and the separator temperature was also too low. We followed with our first distillation of Grosso and produced over 135 ozs of oil! We will do two more before we are finished today. Dale is operating the still almost independently. By tomorrow he will be able to operate on his own. Nick continues to lead the harvest.
One silver lining to all this rain should be an increased second growth for much of the Angustifolia. The next 5-6 days are forecasted clear so keep your fingers crossed. We have 5 more oil samples ready to send to Dan Burgard, our resident University of Puget Sound Chemistry Professor. He orchestrates a very quick turnaround which is helpful.
