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Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 7, 2022

Published on September 7, 2022
Main season Gala harvest is just beginning in some southwest apple blocks.
Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 7 2022

Published on September 7, 2022
Harvest is underway for early varieties of apples at this time: Gingergold, Zestar, SweeTango, Jersey Mac, PaulaRed. Fruit quality is excellent.
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – September 7, 2022

Published on September 7, 2022
Harvest of early varieties wrapped up last week, easing into McIntosh and Honeycrisp at many sites this week.
West central apple maturity report – September 2, 2022

Published on September 6, 2022
Early apple varieties have been harvested, and Premiere Honeycrisp and Minneiska harvest is underway in the West Central region.
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – September 6, 2022

Published on September 6, 2022
Easing into harvest this week for Gala and Honeycrisp in many locations.
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – August 31, 2022

Published on August 31, 2022
Many McIntosh and Honeycrisp sites are showing increasing signs of maturity this week. First pick likely to begin as early as next week, slightly ahead of predicted harvest date. Galas still a bit immature.
Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – August 31, 2022

Published on August 31, 2022
Apples being harvested this week include Jonathan for processing and McIntosh, and finishing up early season Honeycrisp strains.
Michigan grape scouting report – August 31, 2022

Published on August 31, 2022
Time to focus on disease and bird management to protect clusters.
Southwest Michigan fruit update – August 30, 2022

Published on August 30, 2022
This is the last fruit scouting report of the season. Happy harvests.
West central Michigan apple maturity report – August 25, 2022

Published on August 26, 2022
Some early varieties are ready for harvest this week in the west central region.