Archive for the ‘Farm Reports’ Category
Gillieston Fresh Produce - Posted by
The crops are progressing nicely.Warm and sunny days earlier in the week with cloud cover and minimal rain later in the week. Daily temperatures ranged between 16°C - 20°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 6°C - 12°C.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
The crops are progressing nicely. The second half of our third planting was completed this week and our next planting is scheduled to occur in 2 weeks.
Tassie Pride - Posted by
Both capsicum and tomato plants are coming along nicely.Mostly sunny days with light showers later in the week. Daily temperatures ranged between 16°C - 21°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 6°C - 11°C.
Reasonable volumes of tomatoes harvested. Currently, we are not harvesting capsicums.
Quality of the tomatoes is good. Currently, we are not harvesting capsicums.
Both capsicum and tomato plants are coming along nicely as the fruit is colouring up well. We are continuing to harvest reasonable volumes of the tomatoes and we will most likely perform our first small harvest of the capsicums on Tuesday.
SA Pride - Posted by
We are currently preparing the A, B and C group houses.Mostly sunny days with warm temperatures. Daily temperatures ranged between 23°C - 35°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 6°C - 16°C.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
We are currently preparing the A, B and C group houses for transplanting next week and we are on schedule. We have rescheduled our entire 2024/25 season due the issues we have faced with the tomato brown rugose fruit virus.
Gillieston Fresh Produce - Posted by
We currently have 3 plantings in the ground at the moment.Mild days with cooler mornings this week. Daily temperatures ranged between 20°C - 32°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 5°C - 11°C.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
We currently have 3 plantings in the ground at the moment. Our first planting occurred a month ago, our second planting occurred 3 weeks ago and our latest planting occurred 3 days ago. They are all coming along nicely despite the cooler mornings we have been experiencing.
GMT Roma Tomatoes - Posted by
Our 2024 season has come to an end.Sunny days with consistent temperatures. Daily temperatures ranged between 30°C - 31°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 18°C - 22°C.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Our 2024 season has come to an end. We are cleaning up the old patches and preparing for the 2025 season.
SA Pride - Posted by
We are approx. 2 weeks away from planting the A, B and C.Mostly sunny days with fluctuating temperatures. Daily temperatures ranged between 19°C - 33°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 7°C - 16°C.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
We are approx. 2 weeks away from planting the A, B and C group of houses. Our final preparations of these houses has been a detailed process to ensure that all precautions have been taken and adhered to in response to the tomato brown rugose fruit virus.
Tassie Pride - Posted by
The capsicum plants are coming along nicely.Overcast days with scattered showers. Daily temperatures ranged between 15°C - 17°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 6°C - 12°C.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
The capsicum plants are coming along nicely and we are seeing the fruit size up at a healthy rate. Maintenance on the tomato plants is going as scheduled and we are beginning to enter full production on the plants that were tended to last week. As per any first harvest, we are expecting smaller harvest volumes which will then increase in the coming weeks.
QLD Pride - Posted by
This week will see the end of our 2024 season.Warm days with considerable rain earlier in the week. Daily temperatures between 26°C - 30°C. Overnight temperatures between 19°C - 21°C.
Smaller volumes harvested.
Fruit quality is good. Fruit size is small/medium. Ripeness is ½ - ¾ colour.
This week will see the end of our 2024 season. Still plenty of activity on the farm with cleaning out the old patches and preparing ground for next season.
GMT Roma Tomatoes - Posted by
Picking has been reasonably consistent.Warm days with considerable rain earlier in the week. Daily temperatures between 26°C - 30°C. Overnight temperatures between 19°C - 21°C.
Smaller volumes harvested.
Fruit quality is very good. Fruit size is medium/large. Ripeness is ½ - ¾ colour.
Picking has been reasonably consistent with harvest volumes and quality remaining the same.
Tassie Pride - Posted by
The capsicum plants are looking good.Overcast days with considerable rain later in the week. Daily temperatures ranged between 16°C - 22°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 6°C - 13°C.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
The capsicum plants are looking good and we are beginning to see very healthy, hard green fruit. We completed our first light pick of the earliest tomato plants this week and we are also currently performing the first prune. These tomato plants should be in full production by late next week or early in the following week.
SA Pride - Posted by
We have now resowed and expect to begin replanting in 3-4 weeks.Mostly sunny days with scattered showers and fluctuating temperatures throughout the week. Daily temperatures ranged between 20°C - 30°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 8°C - 20°C.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Due to the outbreak of the tomato brown rugose fruit virus and much of the uncertainty surrounding the issue; we made the decision to remove all of the plants and sanitise all houses. We have now resowed and expect to begin replanting in 3-4 weeks.
SA Pride - Posted by
The plants are looking good.Overcast days with showers forming later in the week. Daily temperatures ranged between 16°C - 24°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 0°C - 10°C.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
The plants are looking good. The first and second truss set are looking very strong. The first and second flower set are also looking good and are pollinating nicely. The third flower set has just started to develop. We have been experiencing cooler nights, but sunny days, which has thankfully not affected the plants in any considerable manner.
Tassie Pride - Posted by
We are performing the first plant care for the capsicums.Overcast days with showers and wind. Daily temperatures ranged between 12°C - 16°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 1°C - 9°C.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
We have been very busy this week as we are performing the first plant care for the capsicums which are starting to develop their first flowers. If all goes to plan, we are approx. 8 weeks from harvesting. We are approx. 1 week away from harvesting tomatoes, but the productivity of the plants has slowed up due to the wind damage to the houses that we are about to finish patching up. It has been quite a challenge managing the overnight temperatures in the houses.
GMT Roma Tomatoes - Posted by
We are still harvesting smaller fruit this week.Mostly overcast days with consistent temperatures. Daily temperatures between 26°C - 32°C. Overnight temperatures between 16°C - 20°C.
Smaller volumes harvested.
Fruit quality is good. Fruit size is small - small/medium. Ripeness is ¾ colour.
We are still harvesting smaller fruit this week. The consistent overcast days have hindered plant productivity, but we expect both size and harvest volumes to pick up over the next 2 weeks. We are approx. 6 weeks away from the conclusion of our season.
QLD Pride - Posted by
Lower volumes were harvested this week.Mostly sunny days with consistent temperatures. Daily temperatures between 26°C - 32°C. Overnight temperatures between 16°C - 20°C.
Lower volumes harvested.
Fruit quality is good. Fruit size is small – medium. Ripeness is 3/4 colour.
Lower volumes were harvested this week. Quantitates should be steady for the next few weeks. Size is starting to increase from small to large medium.
QLD Pride - Posted by
The quality of fruit is still great, but we are still seeing fruit of smaller size.Mostly sunny days with consistent temperatures this week. Daily temperatures between 26°C - 29°C. Overnight temperatures between 14°C - 20°C.
Larger volumes harvested.
Fruit quality is excellent. Fruit size is small/medium - medium. Ripeness is ½ - ¾ colour.
The quality of fruit is still great, but we are still seeing fruit of smaller size. Harvest volumes will remain steady coming into next week.
GMT Roma Tomatoes - Posted by
It has been a slower week as we have been harvesting smaller sized fruit.Mostly sunny days with some rain later in the week. Daily temperatures between 27°C - 29°C. Overnight temperatures between 15°C – 19°C.
Reasonable volumes harvested.
Fruit quality is good. Fruit size is small - small/medium. Ripeness is ½ - ¾ colour.
It has been a slower week as we have been harvesting smaller sized fruit. We anticipate that this drop in size will continue into next week and we should improve in the coming weeks as we receive warmer temperatures. The cooler mornings have been challenging for the plants as daily temperatures have been quite warm.
Tassie Pride - Posted by
Last week’s strong winds have led to some wind damage.Overcast days with showers and wind. Daily temperatures ranged between 12°C - 15°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 1°C - 11°C.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Last week’s strong winds have led to some wind damage to the poly houses, which in turn has hindered the plants due to difficulty regulating temperatures. We will have these poly houses closed-up by the end of the week and the plants will need to take some time to recover. All in all, this is a minor setback. We are 2 weeks away from harvesting tomatoes and we are approx. 10 weeks way from harvesting capsicums. We should begin to see the first fruit set for capsicums in 2 weeks.
SA Pride - Posted by
The plants are still looking great.Mostly sunny days with cooler overnight temperatures. Daily temperatures ranged between 16°C - 24°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 2°C - 11°C.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
The plants are still looking great as they are showing good signs of early growth. The cooler overnight temperatures haven’t been ideal, but are not creating any major issues.
QLD Pride - Posted by
The quality of fruit remains beautiful.Mostly sunny days with consistent temperatures this week. Daily temperatures between 26°C - 29°C. Overnight temperatures between 14°C - 20°C.
Larger volumes harvested.
Fruit quality is excellent. Fruit size is small/medium - medium. Ripeness is ½ - ¾ colour.
The quality of fruit remains beautiful, however, slightly smaller in size. We will continue to harvest steady numbers as we move into next week.
