October Grove Update: We’re thrilled so far with what we’re seeing across all of our varieties. Last years cooler, drier winter is paying off. The bloom was very uniform, which should translate to more consistent maturity and sizing. Grapefruit specifically is looking fantastic. During the summer, the trees are in a vegetative phase and utilize their resources for vegetation . The shift in weather patterns from summer rain to dry fall is what triggers the tree to transition out of the vegetative phase and move toward fruit maturation. Basically, “growing” season is over for the tree and the resources are…
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Continue ReadingIt can be tough to know what to send your friends and family members for the holidays. Finding a great gift is hard – your recipients may never complain or don’t need much and trying to be creative year after year is a challenge. Maybe you’ve sent your dad a…
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Continue ReadingSummer is almost over, and we don’t know about you, but we at Hale Groves are looking forward to fall. This has been a hot one, and we’re ready for crisp days, cooler nights, colored leaves, fresh fall fruit, and pumpkin spice everything! If you’re in love with autumn or…
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Continue ReadingGrove Update: Pear and Apple Orchards This season the Apples and Pears are looking great thanks to a very productive bloom on the trees! We have an excellent fall crop with volume growing to be even larger than last years. As we move our of the Summer heat and into…
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Continue ReadingIf you’re anything like us, you’re ready for summer to be over – goodbye, hot, humid weather, bring on cooler temps, colored leaves, and pumpkin spice everything! At first glance that might sound funny coming from a fruit company, but fruit grows year-round, so there’s always something fresh and new…
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Continue ReadingHaving trouble finding premium fruits you love from your local chain grocery store? Order fruits online from Hale Groves to enjoy fruit so fresh, delicious, and good for you, you’d have to pick it yourself to find better! Fruit is sweet, flavorful, delicious – a perfect snack, alone or in…
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Continue ReadingUh oh…did you miss out on our succulent Sweet Georgia Peaches? Don’t worry about it – our Orchard Fresh Peaches are just as amazing and will stick around for the rest of the summer, so you still have plenty of time to order delectable, fresh peaches shipped! If summer had…
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Continue ReadingGrove Update: The Empress plum tree is a very productive crop that bears a tasty, large, blue/violet fruit. This season we expect this delicious fruit to be firm, sweet, and juicy! Our Empress plum trees grow best in full sun with well-drained soil and have truly outdone themselves this year!…
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Continue ReadingWhen summer rolls around, backyard parties are the best – casual, social and fun. Plus, outdoor parties are so much easier than indoors parties…instead of trying to cram a bunch of people into a tiny dining room or stuffy kitchen, you can spread out on the patio. The kids can…
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Continue ReadingHere’s a fact: even though ‘most everyone loves getting fruit basket deliveries, some gift givers don’t like sending baskets of fruit because they think they don’t make truly personal gifts. Here’s another fact: nothing could be further from the truth when you order a basket of fruit from Hale Groves!…