tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190698551624574472.post5417663298967509381..comments2024-03-06T15:41:15.077-08:00Comments on Trout Caviar: The Season of Too Much to DoTrout Caviarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11236671377889601457noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190698551624574472.post-34677908833076220212011-10-04T08:31:41.389-07:002011-10-04T08:31:41.389-07:00Hi Gretchen: Thanks for those thoughts. There we...Hi Gretchen: Thanks for those thoughts. There were indeed a lot of apples on most of our trees, and bigger ones this year than in the past. I knew about thinning to increase average apple size, but wasn't aware that overbearing might cause drops. We'll pay more attention to that next year and beyond--though many of our trees are VERY BIG! and won't be easy to thin effectively.<br /><br />Best~ BrettTrout Caviarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236671377889601457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190698551624574472.post-47547272672900445512011-09-27T12:48:02.921-07:002011-09-27T12:48:02.921-07:00Since last year was a light year for the bienniall...Since last year was a light year for the biennially bearing apples, the cause of all the drops you saw this year may have been overbearing. If a tree is bearing more apples than it can support, it drops them -- even as late as immediately prior to harvest. You can prevent these pre-harvest drops from occurring by thinning your apples in June.Gretchenhttp://sweetlandorchard.comnoreply@blogger.com