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. Appears to be good potential for a large crop with plenty of shoots at this tight cluster stage. Vine plantings are in full swing for the third week as growers try to get plantings in while there is still good moisture available at the root zone.