In the central part of the state, most apples are at tight cluster with peaches just starting to show some pink. In southern areas peaches are at full bloom or a bit beyond and apples are at pink.
Grapes are at bud break to full swell in southern areas and full to early swell in central areas.
The cooler weather during the first week in April has kept development on hold. So far it appears we will have a good amount of bloom on both peaches and apples, but it s still too early to feel overly confident. Congress intended to modernize the regulation of pesticides with the passing of this act. The EPA is under time constraints and must reevaluate all 9,000 pesticides registered for use on food crops by the year 2006. The first groups that EPA has decided to evaluate are organophosphates and carbamates.