Lavender, Lavender, Lavender

I am not sure if I can ever get enough lavender!  But actually my 500 plants of Grosso Lavender are more than I can ever harvest in the short window of opportunity.  Right now is the perfect time to cut the lavender, make bunches, and hang to dry.   In a few days, the lavender will be overly mature for bunches, but actually can still be used for making oil and sachets.  Fresh lavender will be available this week only.  But we have dried bunches all year round.

Another Year Closes

The end of another growing season leaves us with mixed emotions.  This year's heat gave us many growing disappointments, but also produced this large, lovely pumpkin.  Many thanks to all my loyal customers who come great distances just to find the perfect pumpkin!  Among our woes this year were the raspberries which didn't like the constant intense heat and so shut down early in August.  Four rows of corn, a row of sunflowers, a row of butternuts and most of our watermelons and many planted pumpkins were delicious meals for the wildlife.  Ah, alas, but next year it begins again.... well, if I muster up the courage.

PUMPKINS -  It's THAT time of year again!  We began selling pumpkins last weekend.  We don't have as many as we have had in past years.... so first come, first serve!  The raspberries shut down in mid August because of the unrelenting and intense heat of July.  Sorry there are none to pick 😒.  We also have NO apples this year.... another 😞.  But the weather has been beautiful and will be great this weekend (September 30 and October 1).  I DO have lavender bunches and lavender oil.... 😊  Hope to see you soon!   💓💛💜

Lavender and Raspberries

    
Lavender and Raspberries

Lavender Harvest:  July 1 - 9 we will be harvesting lavender.  Fresh lavender will be available during that time.  Dried lavender bunches will be available after that and all year. 
Raspberries:  Raspberries are beginning to show a blush of red in the bushes so there are berries to pick but not plentiful yet.  Still hunting for berries is rewarding.
If you have any questions, call me (Margaret) at 661.444.0835.

U-PICK TEHACHAPI APPLES

       

           NOW READY FOR PICKING

Also still have U-Pick Raspberries

Also available:  Pumpkins, tomatoes, watermelon, butternut squash, lavender

Sunflowers, Berries, Tomatoes
We still have berries to pick and I have sunflowers until they are gone.  Tomatoes are and will continue to be in great supply.  

Status of Raspberries

The berries are still a lot smaller than they were two weeks ago, but there are berries out there to pick.  My nieces picked two boxes in a short amount of time yesterday afternoon.

So the berries are in a lull right now.  We will continue to have berries…. because we have always had, berries through October.  It is just that weather, conditions and amount of people picking (or not picking) will result in a fluctuation of production.

We currently also have a ton of tomatoes at the store front and we always have lavender bunches.  Later we should have squashes and corn and perhaps green beans.  Near the end of September we will also have apples after two years of no apples and at the same time we will have pumpkins.