A LIFE OF APPLES

 The second variety to come ripe in the orchard, this early season apple took me by surprise.  Unlike many early varieties, I actually enjoy...

The first harvest of the season happened this past week at the orchard.  The variety aptly, if not creatively called Early Harvest is simil...

 The summer has flown by and although this blog has been idle since bloom, the orchard has been a bustling place.  Spraying, mowing, thinn...

 Although the rain has returned, the blossoms are out.  I went out to visit the orchard yesterday after not being out there for several days...

Early Spring in the orchard  The first blossoms opened yesterday on the Summer Scarlet, the earliest variety in the orchard to bloom.  E...