Facts for Fancy Fruit A newsletter for commercial and advanced amateur fruit growers

Crop Conditions

August 4, 2017 - Included in Issue: 17-10

By: Peter M Hirst and Bruce Bordelon

Grapes are starting to ripen (veraison) in Lafayette. Marquette and Brianna are the earliest varieties and both are about 2 weeks from harvest. Floricane producing blackberry harvest continues. Primocane fruiting blackberries and raspberries are just getting started. Japanese beetles continue to be a major problem in addition to Spotted Wing Drosophila. Peach harvest is winding down in Lafayette. Japanese beetles were a major problem, but we only had a small amount of peach scab. Apples harvest is underway. Early varieties such as Pristine are still producing and a few others such as Gala are about ready.

: Mars table grape at veraison

: Marquette grapes at veraison

: Marquette grapes netted for bird protection

: Apples coloring nicely

: GoldRush

: Redhaven peaches final harvest

: Primocane blackberries beginning to ripen

: Blackberries attacked by Japanese beetles

: Floricane blackberries still producing

: Elderberries ripening

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