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Hello homegrown tomatoes, watermelon, and stone fruits galore.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
The 15-year-old hits the Goldilocks zone in terms of age and flavor, with notes of cherry, stone fruit, vanilla, and brown sugar on the palate, with some woodiness that is very present but not overpowering.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2026
Unlike berries or stone fruit, melon doesn’t advertise its ripeness as clearly.
—Sheela Prakash, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
For good-size fruits, thin any marble-size fruits on mature stone fruit, apple and pear trees to just one fruit along every 4 to 6 inches of branch.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
The 15-year-old hits the Goldilocks zone in terms of age and flavor, with notes of cherry, stone fruit, vanilla, and brown sugar on the palate, with some woodiness that is very present but not overpowering.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2026
Unlike berries or stone fruit, melon doesn’t advertise its ripeness as clearly.
—Sheela Prakash, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
For good-size fruits, thin any marble-size fruits on mature stone fruit, apple and pear trees to just one fruit along every 4 to 6 inches of branch.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Stone fruit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stone%20fruit. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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