love2read Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Those of you that life in OH, IN, MI etc, was your crop ruined by the early heat wave/frost as it was in the north east? We went picking this week and I was told 60% of the crop was lost. Very sad for this apple loving family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDays Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Iowan here... we don't traditionally have as much apple production as a couple other states, but lots of local activity. Most of the orchards around here usually do pick-your-own and are overrun with apples... this year, NO ONE is doing that, as the yields are so low that they're picking everything carefully themselves to have enough to sell. It's sad... we're going to miss that part of our fall tradition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kakids Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 It's been bad in MI. Most places aren't opening for pick your own this year because they just don't have enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FromA2Z Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Yep, very few apples here in MI. We are still doing our annual trip to an orchard. Usually it's a wagon ride through the orchard to pick several varieties of apples...this year we get the wagon ride and a pumpkin. The cherry crop was also pretty much decimated due to early heat/frost as well as the corn crop from this dry summer. I feel pretty bad for the farmers around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDays Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Yep, our pumpkins did a little better than the apples, but still nothing like normal. Our sweet corn season ended about a month early as well, the farmers harvested what little viable crop was left as soon as they could. It's.... just not good. That bountiful Midwest harvest that you always picture is just sorely lacking this year, it's sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Our apples here in Ohio (that I've bought from local orchards and farmer's markets) have been smaller, seem to go bad more quickly and even have a poorer texture (somewhat mealy) than years' past! I love apples, but I'm so disappointed. I was hoping to keep some apples stored throughout the first part of the winter to enjoy, but maybe I don't know how to store them properly because they're already getting old. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 In our neck of the woods (northern Illinois), the pick your own places aren't letting people pick. And there's no apple cider, though they said there 'might' be some later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Those of you that life in OH, IN, MI etc, was your crop ruined by the early heat wave/frost as it was in the north east? We went picking this week and I was told 60% of the crop was lost. Very sad for this apple loving family. What?! We just went apple picking today and there was the hugest crowd I've ever seen at the orchard! The trees were full of apples... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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