Ya, and to much Pristine!!!...$$$$$$Wow George great rain but a lot of spraying?
I've got some Gala. Zestar!. Macs, Macoun, Cortland and some HC's. Everything else is toast and each of those varieties is 25% of what it should be.Ouch but you will have lots more Apple sales this year lol
I've got some Gala. Zestar!. Macs, Macoun, Cortland and some HC's. Everything else is toast and each of those varieties is 25% of what it should be.
28 at the house one morning, but it must have been colder down in the low spots. Just use Carbaryl, you really can't over thin, but I bet you're past the thinning window down there. How big are the apples?Oh my god what happened? Did the frost get you. Come down and help me then. Sorry to hear it George. I am debating how much to thin and 95% of my fruit able trees have apples. Macouns , HC, Gala, Winter Banana, Cortland, Fameuse, Wolf River, Freedom, Liberty, Enterprise etc etc I just hope I don't screw up. All of my Asian pears are doing great also. Getting some Fuji and Pixie Crunch as well and the Granny Smiths are loaded Arkansas Bkacks may be overloaded and the Goldrush are really full. My early Gingergolds are also very heavily fruited. I can't believe it for a change. Oh and will get a decent bunch of NY Bonkers 35 this year also
I have been doing some by hand that lol really overloaded. Some are as big as ripe black cypher rise but HC are about large blueberry size. I have varying sizes on same tree and I kW some of the smaller ones won't make it. I will continue to hand thin as I see larger clusters I won't be able to get back to the farm until Monday so may be too late by then28 at the house one morning, but it must have been colder down in the low spots. Just use Carbaryl, you really can't over thin, but I bet you're past the thinning window down there. How big are the apples?
Thanks Rally, I burned a couple mornings in bloom but this was after I set fruit and missed that it was supposed to get that cold. Probably a long duration too.
Make sure you thin HC's and Gala, both are biennial bearing. Also those Macouns have such small stems, they drop as soon as they mature if they are not thinned well. It won't hurt tho use carbaryl, even if you are late you may get some thinning and its ok on PC.I have been doing some by hand that lol really overloaded. Some are as big as ripe black cypher rise but HC are about large blueberry size. I have varying sizes on same tree and I kW some of the smaller ones won't make it. I will continue to hand thin as I see larger clusters I won't be able to get back to the farm until Monday so may be too late by then
That's aweful Maya. I will have to check more on my land. I know some oaks and chestnuts got leaf burn but the apples that I saw looked fine.
Did your apples bloom on time this year or later than normal? Also, you you noticed the cold and snow staying longer or less in the spring? The NH moose biologist is blaming the moose tick issue on the early snow melts. They drop off the moose onto bare ground instead of snow and more live.
Ok thanks George.Make sure you thin HC's and Gala, both are biennial bearing. Also those Macouns have such small stems, they drop as soon as they mature if they are not thinned well. It won't hurt tho use carbaryl, even if you are late you may get some thinning and its ok on PC.
This young one visited my neighbors horses week. No mom with it. Not sure if it's last years or this years calf. Looks quite thin to be last years.
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Oh cmon I think they will eat apples and any other soft mast thing in their view !!!!Aero,
I don't think they'll eat apples but, they love apple wood. They'll prune up to 8' high. If they get I to a commercial orchard they cause major damage.