Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. In the north , rainfall during the past week has been variable. Strong winds associated with storms damaged apple trees, sweet corn, popcorn, and other vegetables. Raspberry and blueberry harvest continues. Apples are sizing well and beginning to color.
Pest problems are minimal.
I went with Tom and Dorothy Milnamow to the Wisconsin Apple Growers Association summer field day at Fitchburg, Wisconsin. Estimates by Wisconsin growers on apple crop size, stage of development, and seasonal progress, compared to average, closely parallel estimates by Illinois growers. Wisconsin growers seem to have had their share of hail as well. Many vegetable fields could use some rainfall. Corn earworm moth catches have declined, and growers are wondering what happened to the striped cucumber beetle population.