Thursday, April 22, 2010

Crop Update 4/22/10




Watermelons: Coachella: Report today from our harvest contractor: Melons in the first block size 10-15 lbs at this time will continue to grow and ripen. May 5-10 start date. Its been cool. Vines look good. The first 10-14 days will have low volume. May 20th on will have large volume.
Peppers: Plants are 6 inches and growing well. June 1 possible harvest date.
Onions: Now bulbing heavily in the early blocks/fields. Very uniform and color is good. Late May or early June harvest. Looks very healthy.


Tuesday, April 20, 2010

April 20, 2010


We started shipping Watermelons from Obregon, Mexico last week. Supplies are tight and quality is good. We can pack them in bins, cartons or the TJ48. The demand seems to be high and we are trying our hardest to service our customers.