The cherry outlook is good…but late. They’ll arrive maybe a week to even 10 days later than last year which was the usual start date of May 15.
The cherry outlook is good…but late. They’ll arrive maybe a week to even 10 days later than last year which was the usual start date of May 15.
My worst fears have come true. Our apricot blossoms went from snowy white and beautiful to black and ugly.
So, I just finished commiserating with my friend Bill Denevan, the apple grower from Santa Cruz, and he told me a couple of war stories about years past like this one.
March is the month of madness here on the farm. We’re either angry at Mother Nature for warm, wet weather, or we’re delirious with delight for dryness.
Things are really moving now…. We’re actually seeing fruit on some early varieties! The Apache apricots have fruit, as do the Honey Rich apriums. And our newest addition to early harvest varieties is the Super Zee peach, which also already has fruit.