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

Crop Conditions

May 25, 2018 - Included in Issue: 18-05

By: Peter M Hirst and Bruce Bordelon

In Lafayette, apples are 10 – 15 mm diameter and the window for chemical thinning is closing quickly. In more northern areas apples are just past [petal fall and chemical thinning time is in full-swing. In southern areas of the state, apples are approaching 30 mm diameter.

: Apple – fruit 10-15 mm depending on cultivar

: Sweet cherry – fruit about 10 mm

: Strawberries- at fruit set

: Grapes- pre bloom

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