by Annika Sampson | Aug 29, 2024
Orcas Pear is a Bartlett-style pear that was discovered as a seedling on Orcas Island in the San Juans. It became commercially available in 1986 and is prized for its productivity, large fruit, and resistance to pear scab. The fruit is smooth skinned with a yellow to...
by Annika Sampson | Aug 26, 2024
Nearly ripe Akane apples This week we’re picking peaches, apples, pears and eagerly monitoring Lynden Blue grapes for ripeness. We’ll also be prepping our apple line for the first big apple washing of the season, cleaning up apple drops to reduce pest pressure...
by Annika Sampson | Aug 20, 2024
The most beautiful peach plum you ever did see. This week feels like we’re entering our more full-on harvest season – peach, plum, apple and pear varieties are ready for picking, and we’re ~2 weeks out on our first grape varieties. This cooling down of temperatures...
by Annika Sampson | Aug 5, 2024
Here at Cloud Mountain, we grow more than 150 varieties of certified organic fruit at the base of Sumas Mountain in Everson, WA. One of our team’s favorite early-ripening fruits is the Methley Plum. They’re a wonderful choice for both eating and growing! The Methley’s...
by Annika Sampson | Aug 5, 2024
Nets on our Pond Orchard apple block. This week we’re harvesting, continuing to manage weeds, and keeping an ever-closer eye on apples and pears as they begin to ripen. Last week we were able to deploy netting over most of our apple blocks, and while it’s too late to...
