Fresh from the Sunbelt: Grove Update Cara Cara Oranges: To grow the best Cara Cara oranges, we spend long days in the grove to ensure that each tree has ideal water, nutrition, drainage, and care. When we see dark green leaves and sturdy branches supporting perfectly ripening Cara Cara oranges like these, we know all our hard work has been rewarded. Our Cara Cara crop is really nice this season due to the great growing conditions, sufficient rainfall, sunny days and cool nights. We have both good size and beautiful exterior color. The red color of the fruit looks wonderful…
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Fresh from the Sunbelt: Sumo Citrus®: Our Massive Sumo Citrus® has seen a downpour of rain in January. This has been excellent for our harvest, showing that these delicious, and incredibly large citrus are tasting excellent this season. We only expect the taste to improve until harvest begins! We are looking forward to an amazing season for Sumo Citrus® and invite you to try these deliciously, large citrus.
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Continue ReadingFresh from the Sunbelt: Honeybell season tends to be short but sweet. These delicious beauties are only available from January until around the second week in February and they are looking amazing this year. Our Honeybells are just starting to come off of the trees and are ready to begin delivery. Our harvest this year is plentiful and sweet and we look forward to sharing one of the best crops we have seen in YEARS!
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Continue ReadingFresh From the Sunbelt: Our delicious citrus is coming along beautifully this season. It’s been hot and dry so we have given them some extra watering. We are to begin testing the size and maturity this month to make sure you are getting the best quality fruit possible when it comes time to harvest around the beginning of November! Orchard Harvest Update: Our Orchards are reporting an excellent quality crop this season! We believe this might be some of the best quality fruit we have seen in over a decade! The fruit finish for this year’s pear crop is outstanding…
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Continue ReadingGrove Update: Rio Ruby Red Grapefruit: The Texas Citrus Season is just around the corner and we are excited to report that based on pre-season estimates we will have double the volume from last season! We are around 60 days away from harvest season for these big, beautiful, grapefruit and are looking forward to some of the sweetest, juiciest crop we have produced in years! We are looking forward to having an amazing season with you! Reserve your World Famous Rio Ruby (TM) Grapefruit today! <
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Continue ReadingGrove Update: Apple and Pear Crop: The crop set very well in late winter/early spring and it has continued to be a fantastic growing season for both our apples and pears. The combination of dry, sunny days coupled with ample moisture in the soil has produced a plentiful crop with great size and a strong sugar content. We expect this to continue improving as we approach the harvesting season.
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Grove Update: Our fresh grown Tropical Mangoes are named for the beautiful red exterior blush. They run medium to large in size and are among the finest eating mangoes available! This year‘s crop is sweet and delicious with a beautiful deep orange internal color.
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Continue ReadingGrove Update: Our dedicated and passionate orchard hands work continuously toward to keep producing the very best fruits today and for years to come. Our fruit is looking similar to last years harvest, which means the will be just as large, juicy and delicious as you remember! We are looking forward to an sweet and juicy season.
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Continue ReadingSweet Georgia Onions: We are currently gathering up for another amazing season for our Sweet Georgia Onions. We are almost ready to begin digging up these delicious layered beauties so they can be delivered fresh at your door. Our sweet onions are harvested by hand and then moved to be cleaned, sorted and dried for shipping! This year we have a favorable supply with the continued demand for these sweet onions and look forward to an excellent season!
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Honey Mandarins: As we approach the end of our Honey Mandarin season, the internal quality is at it’s peak. We’ll be harvesting for just a few more weeks. They are eating very well and internal color is a rich, deep orange. We’re also very happy with the size this year as they are a little larger than what we’ve seen recently.