Monthly Archives: May 2011

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Medjool Dates Come After Ramadaan

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A religious holiday celebrated is Ramadan, but medjool dates do not come until after Ramadan, there is one variety of dates that is ready to eat at Ramadan, but it is not widely grown in California or anywhere in the US for that matter.  Most dates are not ready to harvest until September and are abundant in the holidays.  The medjool date is particular popular around December.  It is a holiday treat and often discovered and eaten for the first time.  Medjool dates are often given as gifts.  The deglet noor which is more widely grown is often the first date many persons eat around Christmas , but if you really want to give a nice gift it should be for medjool dates.  Medjool dates are nature’s candy and very sweet.  Some individuals become almost addicted when they first try medjool dates.  The date palms all look very similar and you may not be able to readily discern one variety from others, but the fruits is very different.  The date fruit is not a dry fruit, especially the medjool date.  The medjool date is moist and even though often categorized with the dry fruit, it really is not a dry fruit.

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Rain Makes Me Happy But Not Good For Date Palms or Date Fruit

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Nothing as fun as rain.  It cleans the streets, cleans the roofs, and makes trees look greener as the dust is washed off.  Date fruit on the other hand does not fare as well, rain can ruin date fruit.  It does not rain very often in deserts and it is not a very big concern.  In fact many date farms are now using netting to cover the fruit instead of water resistant paper.  Rain is very real risk to the production of the date fruit, but it is a tiny little risk that does not deter date farmers from using the netting to protect the fruit from bird and insects.  Dates are predominately organic, because there is no need to spray dangerous chemicals to ward off disease or bugs.  It does not mean there is no disease it just means it is rare.  What prompted the export and propagation of medjool dates in the United States was disease.  Disease was killing all the medjool date orchards so the US brought in some shoots and started the medjool date orchards in California.

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Time To Plant Date Palms

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Early summer and late spring are actually the best times to plant date palm shoots.  Date palms are grown from shoots not from seed.   There is a proper way to cut the shoots, prepare them for transplanting, and planting them.  It is a labor intensive process and time consuming.  Another reason why dates tend to be pricey on a pound for pound basis.  The fruit is very nutritious and probably offsets the cost on a pound per pound comparison.   When compared to artificial snacks there is no comparison, dates are by far a better deal and much better for your health than any artificial snacks.  So invest a little get your date palms and grow your dates, but only if your live in a hot climate, otherwise don’t waste your time trying to grow them it will not work.

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