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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…
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Fruit & News of the Week: February 20th
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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
Farm Focus: Harvesting
At Frog Hollow Farm, we pride ourselves in our delicious, tree ripened fruit. Farmer Al is very passionate about bringing the tastiest, juiciest, and sweetest fruit to his customers. Because of this, he allows our fruit to ripen on the…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: Brix Scale, Brix's Test, color test, fruit maturity, harvest records, harvesting, juicy, pressure test, sugar content, taste test, tree ripened, weather
Fruit & News of the Week: June 13th
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…
Week of June 12th 2011
So…rain destroyed 95% of our apricot crop during the bloom period! Bad enough, right?
Posted in Articles, Newsletter Tagged with: apricots, bing cherries, cherries, crimson lady peaches, peaches, rain, rainier cherries, robada apricots, weather
