Saturday, May 19, 2012

Apple Blossom


Honeycrisp bloom in Union Valley.


Victor spraying lime sulfur and fish oil to thin. The objective is to thin as much with sprays so that there is little to no hand thinning required. Adjusting the crop load as early as possible has a better impact for fruit size and return bloom.  It also saves money in labor costs for hand thinning. The fringe benefits of lime sulfur include: mildew suppression, fruit finish, fire blight suppression, reduced insect pressure and increases efficacy and reliability.


Golden bloom.



Victor's little dog from hell that accompanies him everywhere even while he's spraying.



There she is, and she's super cranky. She's coming straight for me to take a bite of one of my ankles. She's a very small land shark, and I really don't like her.



A map drawn on the propane tank that describes the location of all the tanks for the wind machines in the Union Valley blocks. Do you see where U R?



Pruning cuts on the Honeycrisp. The thinking in removing those limbs is to open the tree for better fruit color.



Pinata bloom at Last Chance.



Pinata bloom is very prolific year after year.



Pinata blossoms are the prettiest because they're very pink.



More Pinata blooms.



Honeycrisp in Purtteman Gulch are about a week behind the other blocks. I'm behind in my posting of these pictures. Actually the Honeycrisp in Purtteman are about to finish blooming as of today.


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