Results

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 16, 2019

  Published on October 17, 2019
  Growers are harvesting a few Red Delicious strains, but there are several other varieties that have jumped ahead of Red Delicious in terms of maturity.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 11, 2019

  Published on September 11, 2019
  Taffy apples and Galas are being targeted for harvest in southwest Michigan.

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  Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 25, 2019

  Published on September 25, 2019
  Honeycrisp harvest continues in southwest Michigan, with Golden Delicious and a very few Red Delicious being picked. Fruit color is generally very good.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 9, 2019

  Published on October 9, 2019
  Red Delicious harvest is finishing up, with Fuji and Ida Red next in line.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 18, 2019

  Published on September 18, 2019
  Gala, second picking of Honeycrisp and Early Fuji are being harvested at most apple orchards across east Michigan. McIntosh harvest has been wrapped up at most farms, except those treated with ReTain.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 9, 2019

  Published on October 9, 2019
  Growers are harvesting Golden Delicious and eyeballing Red Delicious. Empire harvest is mostly wrapped up.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 4, 2019

  Published on September 4, 2019
  Gala and McIntosh varieties from east Michigan orchards were analyzed for maturity this week. Neither are not ready to begin harvest.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 23, 2019

  Published on October 23, 2019
  Growers are quickly moving toward the end of apple harvest, finishing up this week on Red Delicious, Idared, Northern Spy, Crispin, EverCrisp, Fuji and Cameo.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 4, 2019

  Published on September 4, 2019
  Current mild conditions are helpful for good apple quality and skin coloring.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 11, 2019

  Published on September 11, 2019
  McIntosh and Honeycrisp are being harvested at most apple orchards across east Michigan. Gala are slow to mature this fall and need more time on the tree to ripen.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 2, 2019

  Published on October 2, 2019
  Many apple growers are finding a short gap in apple varieties that are ready to harvest. The harvest window for Empire and Golden Delicious is just beginning to open.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 16, 2019

  Published on October 17, 2019
  Red Delicious and Ida Red harvests in the area are nearly done. Evercrisp, Rome, Fuji, Winesap and Braeburn will finish up the season.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 18, 2019

  Published on September 18, 2019
  Gala harvest is winding down and Honeycrisp harvest continues in southwest Michigan.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 2, 2019

  Published on October 2, 2019
  Jonagold and Golden Delicious harvests are winding down, and Red Delicious is being targeted next.

• Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 2, 2019

  Published on October 2, 2019
  Apple harvest is in full swing in northwest Michigan.

• Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 16, 2019

  Published on October 17, 2019
  Apple harvest continues to move along, and all varieties are fair game for picking. The region reported isolated first frost events this week.

• Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 4, 2019

  Published on September 4, 2019
  Apple harvest is later than normal this season.

• Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 9, 2019

  Published on October 9, 2019
  Growers took advantage of this week’s sunny and dry weather, which was ideal for picking crews.

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  West central Michigan apple maturity report – Aug. 21, 2019

  Published on August 21, 2019
  Don’t let the calendar date fool you into premature harvest of early apple varieties. West central Michigan apples are several days behind normal harvest dates this year.

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 2, 2019

  Published on October 2, 2019
  Gala harvest is winding down and Honeycrisp orchards need to be cleaned up as quickly as possible. Golden Delicious, Empire and Jonagold harvest is underway.