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THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Emeraude Nectarine Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A white flesh nectarine similar in flavor to the Jade, Emeraude’s subtlesweetness and low acidity makes it a great contrast to our early-season yellow peaches. Santa Rosa Plum Frog Hollow…
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Fruit & News of the Week: June 6th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Stella Cherries Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Stella cherries are dark, almost to the point of being black, and slightly smaller than other dark cherry varieties. The Stella is the final cherry of a brief season. Enjoy!…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Apricot, balancing game, blenheim apricots, conserve, fruit drop, golden sweets, harvest, heat, irrigating, ripening
Fruit & News: Week of May 30th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Rainier Cherries Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Created in 1952 at Washington State University, Rainiers are a cross between the Bing and Van. Plump, delicious, and with ex- tremely sweet creamy flesh, they can be more fragile…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: brown rot, compost tea, gold dust peaches, golden sweet apricots, june glo nectarines
Farm Focus: Tomato Challenges
Last Monday morning, I went strolling out to the vegetable field ready to get started with some weeding. About two weeks before, we had transplanted 15 rows of tomato seedlings into the field. I examined the tomato plants; small,…
Farm Focus: Craig Ledbetter – Apricot Breeder
A few weeks ago we gave thanks to our friend, Craig Ledbetter, the Research Geneticist who is responsible for our yummy Apache Apricots. The truth is, however, we have much more to thank him and people like him for. Five…
Posted in Blog, Newsletter Tagged with: apache apricots, Craig Ledbetter, plant breeding, season extension
