The apple trees are in full bloom
After a week of 70 degree temperatures, the cold winds came blowing.
Two nights ago the low was 28 degrees; last night it was 30 degrees. We’ve been glued to our phones, watching as the frost warnings come and go. It’s always interesting when our weather apps forecast different temperatures.
According to several state orcharding sites, blossoms can survive temperatures above 28 degrees. It’s been close. Tonight after sundown we sprayed with kelp and fish fertilizer, hoping it will fight the cold. Although the forecast was just changed to a low of 34 degrees…
One pear tree has tiny little red pears on it, which is a really good sign, and there are tiny cherries on the sour cherry tree–as well as an interesting little spider on a blossom.
Any fruit we get this year will be better than last year, when it snowed in May, and we ended up with about ten scabby apples, no pears, no cherries, and no peaches.
But for now we’re just enjoying the blossoms and hoping…
the circle of life 
Fingers crossed!! Often we just get a crazy crazy harsh wind that just blows all the petals off. 😪 Lovely lovely photos!
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No frost last night. I vacillate between wanting to do everything we can to get a nice harvest to just letting it be what it will be… Sigh. So glad we don’t do this for a living!
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Being a farmer would be mentally and physically exhausting.
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Beautiful photographs.
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Thank you. My iPhone takes all the credit.
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Amazing photos.
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Thanks. I love taking nature shots.
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Love the blooms and pictures!!!
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I spent the afternoon trying to get some good pictures of bees and I ended up with all these pretty blossom pictures. So… I’m glad you liked them. ♥️
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This story is blossoming!
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Let’s hope it remains fruitful. Good to hear from you!
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