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The temperate Mediterranean climate of the Sonoma Valley allows us to grow more than 200 varieties of flowers, shrubs, orchard fruit, herbs and field-grown fruits and vegetables. In addition to our floral greenery, such as eucalyptus and myrtle, which we sell year-round, we harvest flowering branches such as quince, ornamental peach and lilac from January into April. By May, our annual flowers come into production, including larkspur, yarrow, and nigella, to name a few. Spring is a busy time for our produce operation as well. Beginning in February, we harvest our earliest crops of spring lettuce mix, leafy greens, garlic greens, carrots, broccoli, and whatever else the variable spring weather allows. We are also planting tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants for summer in the greenhouse, and onions and leeks in the field. As the soil warms toward May, we plant corn, squash, cucumbers, melons, and pumpkins, as well as annual flowers for summer harvest. Sunflowers, zinnias, calliopsis, and a wide assortment of amaranths are a few of the varieties of flowers we harvest throughout the summer. Come June, if we are lucky, and have a warm season, produce is ripening and by July we are in full swing with our vegetables and fruit. Apples, plums, pears, melons, a variety of tomatoes, 10 kinds of peppers, both sweet and hot, potatoes, onions, leeks, cucumbers, and corn abound. Summer is a time of delicious flavors and bright flowers at As autumn ensues, a grand array of pumpkins and decorative gourds compliments our offering of fall vegetables. We grow herbs, such as basil, oregano and parsley, as well as flowers and herbs that can be dried and used to make wreaths and other decorations. We have a line of herb decorations made of bay laurel, chili peppers, and several aromatic herbs that come together in a colorful wreath, swag or garlic braid. As we enter autumn and for Halloween and Thanksgiving there are pumpkins, gourds, and winter squash, and into the Christmas season we create seasonal evergreen wreaths and garlands. At Christmas The Red Barn Store closes, the Farmer’s Market goes into hibernation for a month or two, and we look ahead to another year. |
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Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma.