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As fruit harvesting tappers, pruning kicks into full swing. Here at the farm, our field crew always stays busy. Most fruit orchards are pruned mechanically, with what essentially looks like an overhead mower. As all of you know, everything at…
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Farm Focus: A Note from Farmer Kristin
Posted in Blog Tagged with: apricots, canopy, hand-pruning, harvesting, mechanically, Nectarines, open vase, peaches, Plums, pruning, thinning
Fruit & News of the Week: July 18th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Zee Lady Peaches Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Renowned horticulturist Floyd Zaiger is responsible for many of our favorite varieties, and the Zee Lady is another Zaiger gem. The Zee Lady is a good sized peach that’s…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Compost, Drought, fertilizer, fish hydrolosate, harvest, irrigation, oyster-shell lime, peaches, pruning, rains, sweetest, thinning, weather, why
Fruit and News of the Week: April 11th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Hass Avocado Churchill, Ojai, CA Creamy in texture, nutty in flavor, with a small to medium seed. The Hass skin is easy to peel and darkens from green to purplish-black as it ripens. Fuji Apple Cuyama, New Cuyama,CA…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: been, bumper crop, cherries, fruit-set, Gold Dust, grand slam, small fruits, thinning, warren pear
Farm Focus: Thinning Season is Here!
Imagine yourself at Frog Hollow Farm leisurely strolling through the orchard that is now full of growth and new life. Off in the distance, you hear what sounds like a machine gun going off, but as you approach the noise a…
Fruit and News of the Week
THIS WEEKS FRUIT Valencia Oranges Pleasant Valley Ranch, Springville, CA California Navel Oranges are considered to be the best Navels for eating out of hand. They have a thick skin that is easy to peel, are seedless, and have a…
