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THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Honey Rich Apriums Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA An Aprium is a cross between an apricot and a plum. Both the Aprium and the Pluot were developed by Floyd Zaiger outside of Modesto, CA using the “low…
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Fruit & News of the Week: May 16th
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: black carpenter bees, Compost, native bees, pollinator plants, red wigglers, spring, vermicompost, vermisoxx, warm, worms
Farm Focus: Tomato Time!
It is that time of year again, we’re planting tomatoes! To me, getting our tomatoes in the ground officially means summer is around the corner. Our tomatoes were seeded in the greenhouse nearly two months ago. They started their life…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: Compost, cracking, drip lines, greenhouse, heat, irrigation, limestone, planting cells, prune, summer, tomatoes, up-potting, varieties, weed
Fruit and News of the Week: May 2nd
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Apache Apricots Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA The Apache is one of the newest varieties of apricots introduced to growers and was developed by the USDA Agricultural Research Service. It’s early off the tree but doesn’t sacrifice any flavor…
Posted in Newsletter, Uncategorized Tagged with: Antonio, apache apricots, benign, Compost, health insurance, increased cost, insurance, irrigation, moving, pumps, spraying, summertime, tractor, tree team, water, Workers Compensation
Farm Focus: Last Week was a Great Week for Frog Hollow!
We were gifted with 10 days of warm, breezy weather that dried the ground sufficiently to plant all 20 acres of new peach trees. With all hands on deck, we completed the job in 4 days. That amounts to 1,000…
Posted in Blog, Uncategorized Tagged with: backfilling, Compost, hardpan, planting, soil tests, tree protector, vermi-compost
Farm Focus: 2 Things You Can Do To Preserve Farmland & Save Our Soil
1. Over the last few months, we’ve been learning about what our friends at the Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust (BALT) are doing to protect farmland in our growing region. In the face of intense development pressure, their work is essential in preserving…
