THE SUMMER DROUGHT WILL MEAN IOWA’S APPLE CROP WILL BE SMALLER IN SIZE THIS YEAR.
I-S-U EXTENSION FRUIT CROP SPECIALIST, SUZANNE SLACK, SAYS THE DROUGHT HAD SOME IMPACT, ESPECIALLY FOR THE GROWERS WHO COULDN’T IRRIGATE THEIR CROP:
APPLE1 OC….AND RUNNING” :13
SLACK SAYS SOME APPLES ARE IMPACTED IN THEIR APPEARANCE:
APPLE2 OC……..AND UPSETTING” :24
SHE SAYS THE SMALLER SIZE AND EARLIER MATURATION CAN IMPACT TASTE AS WELL.
APPLE3 OC……AS JUICY” :16
SLACK SAYS GETTING THE APPLES RIGHT OUT OF THE ORCHARD IS STILL THE BEST WAY TO ENSURE YOU ARE GETTING THE FRESHEST FRUIT POSSIBLE.
SHE SAYS FINDING AN APPLE ORCHARD IN IOWA IS NOT TOUGH.
APPLE4 OC……..CLOSER THAN THAT” :14
SLACK SAYS WITH THE EARLY MATURATION, YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET OUT SOONER THAN LATER TO FIND THE BEST SELECTION OF FRESH APPLES.
