posted 7 years ago
Our pomegranates are usually the first to break bud and set fruit. Our variety is "Wonderful" --- it seems to do great even when we only get 100 chill hours, as we did this past winter.
Apples, on the other hand, don't seem to want to get the message that spring has sprung and it's time to get rolling. With the exception of "Anna", all my other varieties are slow to jump into action (Dorset Golden, Cripps Pink, Fuji, Gala).
"The rule of no realm is mine. But all worthy things that are in peril as the world now stands, these are my care. And for my part, I shall not wholly fail in my task if anything that passes through this night can still grow fairer or bear fruit and flower again in days to come. For I too am a steward. Did you not know?" Gandolf