SERIOUS FARMING

The crop is doing well this year, the views remain breathtaking and the taller the trees become the more we are encouraged regarding our farming abilities. Russ works very hard each time we visit and I must say it's paying off.













Thomas enjoying Temecula!













Water under the bridge as the saying goes. Our over/under bridge got a workout this spring, there was plenty of water gushing from the conduit under the bridge and the creek was also running swift. One thing we like about the creek having water is the sound of the frogs each evening.

Jacaranda trees did well this year and are also highlighted by the fuscia ice plant at their base. I'm so excited that at least now you can see our flowers from the roadside. yay! The lovely purple flowers at the top of our property are not our but belong to a flower grower.

Some unusual stuff at the grove:

A few trees that burned back to the roots a couple of years ago in heavy frost came back strong and are producing avocados, BUT those are smooth skinned in comparison to the Haas of the original tree stock. We tried them and they taste good, but most would think they were not as creamy in texture.

Then another strange finding: This tree was hidden behind a sycamore and received very little sunshine is the best we could figure out. Why the stems on this tree grew more than 10 times longer than regular growth is certainly beyond us.