[Homestead] apple harvest

Akka Homestead akkabhomestead at yahoo.com
Wed Sep 3 11:32:45 EDT 2008


I have a Spokane Beauty and an Arkansas Black that are bearing heavily for the first time this year.  I read that the AB is harvested in late October, but mine are already half red.  Do they really need 7 more weeks?  If anyone else is growing these, what do your apples look like right now?  I am in zone 7.  I read that SB is harvested in early October, but that site is for zone 5 in Washington, wouldn't mine be ready before that since I have a longer season and an earlier last frost date? I also have an old fashioned red delicious.  All of the apples still have a bit of green on them, but that AB is looking fine with almost maroon red apples.   If I wait too long, the deer will take them in one night.  I would rather have an apple that is a few days under ripe than lose them.  I know that the local apple festival (in the next county) is held during the two weeks in mid October. Maybe I should pick them all circa Oct 1?

Akka



      


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