The blueberry crop in the area has had a tremendous bloom and is now at a mixture of bloom to petal fall. Raspberries are now approaching bloom but with some varieties plant health doesn't look good and primocane growth is sporadic. All locations received some rain late in the week ranging from 10.8 to 16.3 mm. The soils are still dry but cool wet weather this week should help. The season is still running ahead of normal by about 5 - 7 days depending upon proximity to the lake.
Many crops are past shuck split while most apples, pears and sour cherries are in petal fall.
Plenty of fruits showing after shuck, may be a big year for fruit thinning in most crops. Plums appear variable as the small and larger plums start to separate out. Most growers still have 1 -2 weeks of peach pruning left as the warm weather has left them a little behind where they would like to be. Most growers are continuing suckering the vines and have started some shoot and bunch thinning on vinifera. Tremendous growth on vines last week as shoot growth exceeds 12 inches in many locations.