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THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Fuyu Persimmons Chiechi Farm, Live Oak, CA The Fuyu has a crisp texture with a rich honey sweet flavor. They have a beautiful orange to red hue when ripe, often with tiny brown speckles on the skin.…
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Fruit & News of the Week: November 28th
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Fruit & News of the Week: October 17th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Shinko Asian Pears Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA The Shinko has a round shape which is slightly flattened. The skin is bronze with brown russeting and its juicy, creamy white flesh has a subtly rich flavor. One…
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Farm Focus: Peach Plantings
Last February we planted 20 acres of our peak season peaches. These trees are going to fill in for some older orchards that are in decline in production. Once the new trees reach production, we will begin removing the old…
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Fruit & News of the Week: September 26th
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. Hosui Asian Pears…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: apple, Asian pear, chain saws, Compost, fall, flavor rich, fruiting wood, Grapes, hosui, labor, minerals, moisture, mulch, muscat, Pink Lady, Pluots, pruning, shinseiki, spreading, sunlight, thermophile, vermicompost, vitamins, warren pear, worms
Fruit & News of the Week: September 19th
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. Hosui Asian Pears…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: chainsaws, Compost, data, grafted, nursery, pruning, puzzle, rootstock, shade out, shredder, vegetative, warren pear
