The indicator in question is the US Treasury yield curve, a measure of the gap between short- and long-term interest rates. When it is steep â meaning it costs more to borrow money for the long term â that's a good sign investors expect a quickly growing economy. A flattening one suggests a slowing one.
After your hop vine flowers you will begin to see hop cones forming. We know you will be super excited to pick them, smush them, smell them, brew with them, love them, etc.. Resist the urge because the hops will not be ready for harvesting till late August or September.
Today we're going to talk about how to tell when figs are ripe. Now, fresh figs usually appear in the produce markets in late June with a season that lasts until early fall. The first to arrive on the market are Black Mission figs. Later are green figs. Now, figs do not ripen after they're picked. So, they must be at their peek when they're harvested. This makes them particularly fragile and vulnerable to bruises and damaging. So, when figs are sold at the produce markets or at the grocery store, they're ready to eat.