Hort Report Ontario Hort Crop Reports Volume 99, No. The combined heat and dry soils has reduced the quality and size of the berries. Also, without evaporative cooling, berry quality was deteriorating. Because of the dry soils and very hot weather the season will be shortened.
Apples continue to drop after thinning sprays.
Most clusters have strong king fruit with a significant size difference to the rest of the cluster fruit. Sweet cherries were starting to colour and by the end of the week in Essex there was some local cherries available. Most fruit crops are still at the green fruit stage. Raspberries were still in bloom and early fruit set. Vinifera grapes were beginning bloom.