All apples are beginning to color and ripen slowly. Zestar is the furthest along at the station, with the seeds beginning to brown at the […]

Marquette grapes at the station are at about 10% flowering. Zestar, McIntosh, and Cortland apples are all at or past 20mm fruitlets.

Marquette grapes are in the 1-3 inch stage of shoot growth. Zestar, Cortland, and McIntosh are finishing up petal fall. Honeycrisp is just finishing up […]

Early varieties like Macintosh and Zestar are at first pink. Honeycrisp is at half inch green to tight cluster. Marquette is at early bud swell. […]

Cortlands, McIntosh, and Zester are between half inch green and tight cluster. Honeycrisp are about at half inch green with some weaker buds at quarter […]

Date: 4/12 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 20-year avg. Base 50 36 2 11 8.5 64 36 As of the 12th we were 3-5 days […]

Please find below the fruit quality analysis for grape cultivars collected from the Peninsular Agricultural Research Station on 10/7/19 (PARS). PARS Fruit Chemistry Date Cultivar […]

Maturity levels are still running 6-8 days later than normal due to cool, wet weather.  Most apple varieties will require multiple spot pickings due to […]

Maturity levels are running 6-8 days later than normal due to cool, wet weather at the Peninsular Agricultural Research Station (PARS).  We are currently harvesting […]

The rain just keeps coming. Apple harvest is ongoing and grapes are slowly increasing in sugars. Apple and grape maturity reports will be published weekly […]