by Annika Sampson | Apr 15, 2024
First visible fruit of the year. Tiny little plums just after bloom. Despite a chilly cloudy start to this week, we are expecting some of the warmest temps we’ve had thus far by the end of the week. Temps in the high 60s should send most of the apples into full...
by Annika Sampson | Apr 8, 2024
Imperial White Currant in flower This week is starting off with some cold, blustery weather that, if you weren’t looking at the blossoms out in the field, would make you think we were back in February again. Still managing to avoid any frosts thus far. Speaking of...
by Annika Sampson | Apr 1, 2024
This week we’re noting just how far ahead we are of last year at this time in terms of bloom and bud stages: peaches, plums and pears in particular are almost two weeks ahead of last year. Bloom time felt somewhat condensed on some of our plum varieties this spring....
by Annika Sampson | Mar 25, 2024
Quince buds at tight cluster Notes from the Field: Week of March 25, 2024 This week we’re back to cool wet spring conditions, slowing down the rapid burst into spring that we observed across most crops last week. Fortunately, the nightly lows in Everson are well...
by Annika Sampson | Mar 20, 2024
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