WEEK 17 IN PHOTOS

04/28/17 — Heydon Hatcher

Will. Photo by Scott David Gordon.

Week 17 has tomatoes on our minds... We've planted almost 50,000 tomato plants, and this year's crop should be one of our best yet. Chompin' at the bit, and want to pre-order some tomatoes? Check out our special weeklong pre-sale here.

Our Victoria Red Table grapes are three years old now (vineyard images below), and are maturing wonderfully. A huge shout-out goes to Andrew Labay for talking with our Farm Manager and Head Grower about growing grapes in Texas. He mentioned something very interesting while he met with us - seasoned grape growers do not recommend cultivating grapes organically (because they are sensitive to pests and disease); however, our grapes look terrific! He was immensely excited about our experiment since there aren't many organic growers in the area. He is thrilled to be working with us, and is invaluable in helping us navigate the challenges we face that are different from conventional growers.

On top of that, we are ready to start constructing the trellis system for one of our newest crops, the muscadines! YEEHAW!