Apple Tree Pruning

Farmers Dale and Brandt were out in the freezing cold this week to prune our apple trees. Pruning helps maintain the trees and make sure they put forth optimal growth for our apple picking season. Apples start to be ready to pick in August. Follow this link for an informational video.

Pruning 2015

 This is a branch of the apple tree. There are two buds. The shorter stem is a leaf bud and the longer stem is a fruit bud.

Winterizing Our Strawberries

These are our strawberry plantings. We do two types of plantings. The bare root cuttings, which are just the plants with roots and are fragile, were planted at the end of June. The plugs, which are plants with the root ball and soil attached, were planted at the beginning of September. When the roots freeze, the plants are covered with straw to keep them frozen until spring. The yellow straw reflects the sunlight and keeps the plants frozen until weather warms and they are ready to grow and bear fruit.