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Tassie Pride - Posted by

The plants are looking good and so is the fruit.
Cloudy days with some rain later in the week. Daily temperatures ranged between 19°C - 26°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 8°C - 17°C.
Smaller volumes of tomatoes harvested. Reasonable volumes of capsicums harvested.
Quality of the tomatoes is good. Quality of the capsicums is very good.
The plants are looking good and so is the fruit. We have fallen slightly behind with our harvesting schedule as we are currently in between harvesting stages. Harvest volumes of capsicums are reasonable and quality has been good considering that we have been managing days with rain, which has also lead to some fungal challenges. Tomatoes are slightly behind, but should be caught up over the next week. Quality however, is still good.

Gillieston Fresh Produce - Posted by

We are four harvests in to our first patch.
Mostly cloudy days with some showers later in the week along with fluctuating temperatures. Daily temperatures ranged between 21°C - 39°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 12°C - 21°C.
Larger volumes harvested.
Quality is good. Fruit size is medium – medium/large. Ripeness is ½ colour - colour
We are four harvests in to our first patch and over the weekend we will begin harvesting from our second patch. Harvest volumes have been good and the quality of the tomatoes has been good also. We don’t anticipate any major changes over the course of the next week to harvest volumes and quality.

SA Pride - Posted by

We will likely be performing our first harvest of the season.
Mostly sunny days with very warm, but fluctuating day and overnight temperatures. Daily temperatures ranged between 25°C - 36°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 11°C - 21°C.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
We will likely be performing our first harvest of the season over the weekend. We expect harvest volumes to be small, but quality will be excellent. We are mindful of the weather as we have been experiencing some overcast days later in the week, which may mean that we begin harvesting a few days later.

Tassie Pride - Posted by

We have had a very busy week as the plants have been productive.
Mostly cloudy days with some rain later in the week. Daily temperatures ranged between 17°C - 24°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 7°C - 14°C.
Large volumes of tomatoes harvested. Reasonable volumes of capsicums harvested.
Quality of the tomatoes is excellent. Quality of the capsicums is very good.
We have had a very busy week as the plants have been productive despite the fluctuating temperatures. Harvest volumes and quality of the fruit have indicated a good early start to the season, however recently we have been managing pest activity as well as temperature in the houses.

SA Pride - Posted by

The plants are holding up.
Mostly sunny days with very warm, but fluctuating day and overnight temperatures. Daily temperatures ranged between 25°C - 41°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 12°C - 31°C.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
We been experiencing very challenging weather conditions, namely fluctuating temperatures that have been challenging to manage. Despite this however, the plants are holding up extremely well. We are currently changing our nutrition recipe for the earlier patches as fruit is beginning to take up size considerably. We forecast that we will begin harvesting in mid – late February.

Gillieston Fresh Produce - Posted by

Fruit is taking size and we are preparing to harvest.
Sunny days with warm, but fluctuating temperatures. Daily temperatures ranged between 26°C - 41°C. Overnight temperatures ranged between 10°C - 20°C.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
Currently, we are not harvesting.
The fluctuating daily and overnight temperatures have continued into this week and have been testing the plants. The plants however, are holding up well, and aren’t showing major signs of stress. Fruit is taking size and we are preparing to harvest our first tomatoes over the festive period.