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Our world is finally getting a bit moister as 2020 trickles to a close. The farm's rain gauge currently sits at 4.15 inches since September, and CalFire officially opened
burn season this week. We had quite a few piles lined up before the Cruz August Complex sparked into existence, but extensively brushed out around the house once it got going. We encourage everyone to work on their defensible space and maintain fuel breaks around driveways and along public roads this winter.
On the farm front, our tomatoes held on until the first week in December, through 5 rounds of canning. All our garlic went in just before Halloween and is already 8" tall, as are multiple beds of winter greens.
Currently, citrus season is in full swing! Australian Finger Limes, Bearss Limes, Kaffir Limes, Buddha Hand Citrons, Meyer Lemons, Genoa Italian Heirloom Lemons, Owari Satsuma Mandarins, Bergamot Sour Oranges, and Yuzus have all gone out the door in the past couple of weeks with many more to go. Over 400 pounds of Fuyu Persimmons, a couple hundred pounds of Blue Hubbard Squash and Wonderful Pomegranates rounded out our fall crops. Page Tangelos and Algerian "Clementine" Tangerines are next.
Happy fuel reduction and more rain please as always... gentle, so as not to kick off landslides in the recent fire scars, is perfect!
