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It’s Pruning Time! Winter on the farm is far from uneventful. Trees may be dormant, but our teams are far from it. Preparation and work during winter sets the tone for the success of our summer stone fruit. As mentioned…
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Farm Focus: Pruning Time & Spring Stroll Event
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Fruit & News of the Week: February 13th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Tarocco Blood Oranges Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A beautiful orange to deep red flesh is revealed when you slice open a Tarocco. The flesh of the blood orange is firmer and more dense than an orange…
Posted in Newsletter, Uncategorized Tagged with: bravocado, Brentwood, Chiechi Farm, cold storage, cuyama farm, dirt road, dormant, Frog Hollow Farm, fuji apple, golf cart, hass avocado, Hayward Kiwi, Lindsay, Live Oak, Navel Orange, new cuyama, nurseries, Olson Organics, peaches, pink lady apple, rain, san diego, sunny, tarocco blood orange, warm dry, water, wet
Fruit & News of the Week: October 3rd
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Flavor Rich Pluots Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A small pluot about the size of golf ball with deep purple skin and a golden flesh that has an excellent balance of acidity and sweetness. Shinko Asian Pears…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Apples, Asian pear, Blue Bottle, carbon foot print, chill, Coffee Grounds, compost spreader, dormant, drying, fall, flavor rich, harvest, hydrated, irrigating, leaves, Pear, Peet's, Pink Lady, Pluot, Pomegranate, rains, shadows, shinko, shinseiki, sun, warren, water, yellowing
