Greetings! I know it’s been a while, I intended to write way back in November and December, but here it is.. We’re doing good, finally into Spring. It’s been a cool and cold season so far, the plants are moving along, though very slow, I noticed that our early apricots are just now beginning to show white (from the flower buds), some years they’re in full bloom by now. It will be nice when it does warm up, but I’d rather have this situation then it being warm early and an early bloom, with a higher likelihood of getting damaged by the cold.
It was a long Winter, our first snow fell on November 6, and it kept on snowing.. Our traditional first snow usually falls around Thanksgiving. It took some getting use to by all involved! With the warm Autumn last year, the leaves didn’t fall from the trees all Winter, there was a bit of tree breakage and it made pruning the trees a challenge. But that’s all behind us, the snow/ice had melted off and we’re mustering our enthusiasm for another season. Too early to tell what’s what in the orchard as far as any crops go, but it looks promising.
We hope you all are doing alright and enjoying the Spring (it will warm up). I look forward to seeing you in July. And again, THANK YOU all for your support all these years! See you soon.
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