{"id":42505,"date":"2024-02-01T17:24:50","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T17:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.halegroves.com\/blog\/?p=42505"},"modified":"2024-02-07T14:34:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T14:34:48","slug":"february-2024-grove-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.halegroves.com\/blog\/february-2024-grove-update\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look Inside the Groves \u2013 February 2024 Grove Update!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halegroves.com\/temples\/c\/ft_1001_16\/\"><strong>Temple Oranges: <\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>With favorable weather, we\u2019re really encouraged by the progress of our temple crop.\u00a0Our testing shows exceptionally high brix at 13, meaning they are sampling deliciously sweet this year.<\/p>\n<p>We are beginning to see color breaking, and expect the recent cooler weather to help deliver Temple\u2019s famously deep orange color! These little beauties will only be around for a limited time so get them while supplies last!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-42509 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fresh-honeybells-grove.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"658\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fresh-honeybells-grove.jpg 658w, https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fresh-honeybells-grove-300x137.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halegroves.com\/honeybells\/c\/ft_1001_17\/\"><strong>Honeybells:<\/strong> <\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Our Hale Honeybells are now evenly colored, and we are seeing exceptional quality from our groves. We are sampling a great overall size and deliciously sweet citrus this year and expect the crop to be a star this late winter into spring season!<\/p>\n<p>Internal quality is a dark orange flesh with some acid but good sugar. The way things are looking, we believe this season is going to be sweetly satisfying!<\/p>\n<p>Valentine&#8217;s Day (Banner): Get Your Sweetheart Something Special Just in Time for Valentine&#8217;s Day! (Shop Valentine&#8217;s Day Gifts Now! button)<\/p>\n<h3><strong>February is National <a href=\"https:\/\/www.halegroves.com\/grapefruit\/c\/ft_1001_12\/\">Grapefruit<\/a> Month!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>National Grapefruit Month is here, celebrating the zesty fruit&#8217;s tangy goodness and health perks. Packed with vitamins and antioxidants, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.halegroves.com\/grapefruit\/c\/ft_1001_12\/\">grapefruits<\/a> boost immune health and promote glowing skin. With low calories and high fiber, they&#8217;re a smart choice for a tasty and nutritious treat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Temple Oranges: With favorable weather, we\u2019re really encouraged by the progress of our temple crop.\u00a0Our testing shows exceptionally high brix at 13, meaning they are sampling deliciously sweet this year. We are beginning to see color breaking, and expect the recent cooler weather to help deliver Temple\u2019s famously deep orange color! These little beauties will only be around for a limited time so get them while supplies last! Honeybells: Our Hale Honeybells are now evenly colored, and we are seeing exceptional quality from our groves. We are sampling a great overall size and deliciously sweet citrus this year and expect the crop to be a star this late winter into spring season! Internal quality is a dark orange flesh with some acid but good sugar. The way things are looking, we believe this season is going to be sweetly satisfying! Valentine&#8217;s Day (Banner): Get Your Sweetheart Something Special Just in Time for Valentine&#8217;s Day! (Shop Valentine&#8217;s Day Gifts Now! button) February is National Grapefruit Month! National Grapefruit Month is here, celebrating the zesty fruit&#8217;s tangy goodness and health perks. Packed with vitamins and antioxidants, grapefruits boost immune health and promote glowing skin. With low calories and high fiber, they&#8217;re a smart choice for a tasty and nutritious treat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42510,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[353,348,355,146,354,79],"class_list":["post-42505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-grove-update","tag-citrus-gifts","tag-farm-fresh-citrus","tag-grapefruit-month","tag-grove-update","tag-honeybell-oranges","tag-temple-oranges"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42505"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42554,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42505\/revisions\/42554"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog2.halegroves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}