Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Green Tip

We've been so busy since the weather has been warming up! so today's posts will be an attempt to update you on the orchard's progress.

Since we have had many extremely wet thunderstorms come through, every last minute of a dry day is spent trying to catch up on pruning, mowing and prepping the orchard for pollination.

This picture was taken on April 10. This is what is called green tip. The next stage in bud development is 1/4 inch green followed by 1/2 inch green. Once the bud has reached this point, tight clusters begin to emerge.

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