date:Aug 16, 2022
Washingtons upcoming apple crop looks to be down in volume for the upcoming season. Last summers super June heat event created some return bloom issues and we also had several cold weeks this spring during pollination which has created our decreased overall fresh apple volumes, says Chuck Zeutenhorst of FirstFruits Farms. The unprecedented heat we experienced last June did create some bud damage in certain varieties, so they didnt have their normal bloom for spring. Couple that with the pollinat