Hello, We are located in Modesto, California. We had a another dry winter. Despite not having the rain we did have a good bloom. We grow granny smith, gala, fuji, jonagolds and pink ladies. Fruit set is good on all varieties. Our major concern is water. We flood irrigate our orchards and the water allotment this year will only be enough for 2 1/2 irrigations. On a normal year we would irrigate every 3 weeks starting approx May 1st through October. Our fear is the size and quality of the fruit at harvest. We have never been faced with a drought like we now have so we have no idea what the outcome will be. Anyone know how the trees and fruit might react with minimal water?
Nikki D White Yori Ranches An Apple A Day! From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Date: Sun, 18 May 2014 12:41:09 -0600 Subject: Re: [apple-crop] Apple Bloom and Crop Potential Hello from the North: actually, we’re heading into bloom in southern Quebec just now. Gingergold at 30% bloom today. Vincent On 18mai, 2014, at 12:58, Win Cowgill <[email protected]> wrote:Hello Apple Croppers- This winter was a tough one for growers in New England, New York and the Mid Atlantic (New Jersey).I am wondering what the apple crop potential is in your states, provinces, countries this season? How was your bloom? Good pollination? Winter injury to trees. I know growers in Virginia had winter injury to apple tree trunks. Massachusetts and Vermont light on bloom? How did Western New York fair? How did my friends in Quebec make out? Look foreword to your responses. Best Win Win CowgillApple-Crop Co-FounderEditor Horticultural NewsProfessor and Area Fruit AgentNew Jersey Agricultural Experiment StationRutgers Cooperative Extension PO Box 2900314 State Route 12, Bldg. 2Flemington, NJ 08822-2900provincesOffice 908-788-1339Fax- 908-806-4735Email: [email protected]/www.virtualorchard.net/http://virtualorchard.net/njfruitfocus/index.htmlwww.appletesters.net <hortnewscover50percent.jpg> _______________________________________________ apple-crop mailing list [email protected] http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop _______________________________________________ apple-crop mailing list [email protected] http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
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