{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Half-Shell-Ware","home_page_url":"https://half-shell-ware.com","description":"Half-Shell-Ware","author":{"name":"Half-Shell-Ware"},"items":[{"id":"https://half-shell-ware.com/blog/f/post-spawn-oysters","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/9769d0f5-e08f-43d8-a591-8c8fee51532f/Post%20Spawn.JPG\"/><p>As we move into the second half of the summer and water temperatures reach their peak, oysters, over the past couple of weeks have completed their seasonal spawn.  The gonad tissue we showed you in out last post (Pre Spa...</p>","url":"https://half-shell-ware.com/blog/f/post-spawn-oysters","title":"Post Spawn Oysters","summary":"As we move into the second half of the summer and water temperatures reach their peak, oysters, over the past couple of weeks have completed their seasonal spawn.  The gonad tissue we showed you in out last post (Pre Spa...","date_modified":"2026-07-27T17:44:46Z"},{"id":"https://half-shell-ware.com/blog/f/pre-spawn-oysters","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/9769d0f5-e08f-43d8-a591-8c8fee51532f/Pre-Spawn.JPG\"/><p>Here is an image of a couple of pre-spawn oysters.  The gonad tissue is clearly visible as the milky mass just south of the abductor muscle.  Oysters in spawning condition frequently get a bad rap.  The flavor tends to b...</p>","url":"https://half-shell-ware.com/blog/f/pre-spawn-oysters","title":"Pre Spawn Oysters","summary":"Here is an image of a couple of pre-spawn oysters.  The gonad tissue is clearly visible as the milky mass just south of the abductor muscle.  Oysters in spawning condition frequently get a bad rap.  The flavor tends to b...","date_modified":"2026-07-27T17:40:14Z"},{"id":"https://half-shell-ware.com/blog/f/size-isnt-everything","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/9769d0f5-e08f-43d8-a591-8c8fee51532f/largeandsmall2.jpg\"/><p>Yesterday I did a sample tow of the next-up crop growing area.  Our plan is typically start on the next-in-line crop area in July, culling out the big ones and beating everybody else up.  Samples like this help to determ...</p>","url":"https://half-shell-ware.com/blog/f/size-isnt-everything","title":"Size Isn't Everything...","summary":"Yesterday I did a sample tow of the next-up crop growing area.  Our plan is typically start on the next-in-line crop area in July, culling out the big ones and beating everybody else up.  Samples like this help to determ...","date_modified":"2026-06-19T10:07:24Z"},{"id":"https://half-shell-ware.com/blog/f/early-spring-oysters","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/9769d0f5-e08f-43d8-a591-8c8fee51532f/Early%20Spring%20Oysters.JPG\"/><p>When oysters come out of winter dormancy they have used up most of their glycogen (sugar) reserves and haven't done much feeding yet.  The water temperatures are still very low and there isn't a lot of algae in the water...</p>","url":"https://half-shell-ware.com/blog/f/early-spring-oysters","title":"                                  Early Spring Oysters","summary":"When oysters come out of winter dormancy they have used up most of their glycogen (sugar) reserves and haven't done much feeding yet.  The water temperatures are still very low and there isn't a lot of algae in the water...","date_modified":"2026-06-04T14:59:04Z"}]}