Dave & Kerry's Casa, Orchards, & Farm

Dave & Kerry's Casa, Orchards, & Farm This page is about our agricultural practices, produce, and farm life. Hopefully the information we provide will be of use or interest to our followers.

Our Orchards & Farm which supplies fruit to Raging Cider & Mead Co as well as food for our home

There is something satisfying about grazing your backyard first thing in the morning
05/12/2018

There is something satisfying about grazing your backyard first thing in the morning

Ah spring, the oranges are blooming, the wild mustard is exploding (we love in salad), and the chickweed, peas, & chard ...
03/24/2018

Ah spring, the oranges are blooming, the wild mustard is exploding (we love in salad), and the chickweed, peas, & chard are going nuts.

Hopefully, we are done with night time freezing temperatures; our fig trees have decided it is time to come out of dorma...
03/09/2018

Hopefully, we are done with night time freezing temperatures; our fig trees have decided it is time to come out of dormancy

We currently have this massive volunteer squash plant growing in our orchard. We thought it would be some sort of pumpki...
10/15/2017

We currently have this massive volunteer squash plant growing in our orchard. We thought it would be some sort of pumpkin as a pumpkin was smashed at that location last year; but, these bear no resemblance to any pumpkin we know, haha

Well, we have a couple confused apple trees plus our passionfruit vine is blooming. They make for a beautiful sight as w...
10/04/2017

Well, we have a couple confused apple trees plus our passionfruit vine is blooming. They make for a beautiful sight as we slide towards winter. Just today we noticed some of our fruit trees showing off some color as they prepare to drop their leaves for the year.

Our propagated wild apples are looking ready for planting this late winter
08/27/2017

Our propagated wild apples are looking ready for planting this late winter

After a few years of tending to this apricot tree with only a few so so fruits every year, we finally got a smallish har...
08/13/2017

After a few years of tending to this apricot tree with only a few so so fruits every year, we finally got a smallish harvest of very tasty apricots which are just starting to ripen.

Our Figs are finally starting to ripen. The story of how figs are fertilized is an interesting one. Female fig wasps cra...
08/03/2017

Our Figs are finally starting to ripen. The story of how figs are fertilized is an interesting one. Female fig wasps crawl inside the fig bud to lay eggs and carry pollen with them which then pollinates the bud. The buds then ripen into a fig (don't worry, the wasp and eggs are dissolved while the buds ripen).

Our first decent crop of pluots are almost ripe
07/29/2017

Our first decent crop of pluots are almost ripe

Kerry's bean tripod is off the hook this year. Fortunately she planted sunflowers around it for extra vine supports.
07/29/2017

Kerry's bean tripod is off the hook this year. Fortunately she planted sunflowers around it for extra vine supports.

Looks like it's time to start harvesting our Cascade hops. That yellow dust inside the petals is lupulin, the bitter/fla...
07/19/2017

Looks like it's time to start harvesting our Cascade hops. That yellow dust inside the petals is lupulin, the bitter/flavoring component in hops, the presence of which means they are ready for harvest.

....and just like that, the beginning of elderberry season is upon us
07/15/2017

....and just like that, the beginning of elderberry season is upon us

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29426 Paso Robles Road
Valley Center, CA
92082

Telephone

+17607495456

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