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We are now into the summer volumes and varieties. Sizes are down a bit from last year with peaches peaking on average at 48/50 and nectarines at 56’s. Nectarines – Diamond Bright and Spring Bright Summer is here. On Saturday and Sunday the Fresno and Bakersfield greater areas saw record low HIGH TEMPERATURES. They were recorded as the coldest days for May 22nd and 23rd of all time. To add to the cold weather is the weekly occurrence of rain. This week there is 30% chance of rain on Wednesday and a 40% [...] Cold weather has put a hold on everything here in the valley. Historically our first peaches were picked the first week of May. This year, we are two weeks in and still no peaches. Tree Fruit Heavy rain last week, but no hail was spotted. The forecast this week is for rain tonight and maybe tomorrow. Once the rain is gone there is a high pressure system moving in which means it should stay warm the next 10 to 12 days. As of now, estimates for Plums and Nectarines are both [...] The way we see it, the industry volume should be similar to last year. The buds are blossoming and here at HMC Farms we are slowly shifting from winter to spring. The winter is the time our trees rest and recoup for the upcoming tree fruit season. The three things in the winter that greatly affect the outcome of our summer crop are; chill hours, rainfall, and bloom timing. Only ten days after being grafting, the new wood is already showing signs of growth. The graft taking means there was a clean seal, good wood, and that no water seeped into the exposed limb. Below are a few pictures of the growth on the same trees you saw being grafted in the previous blog. We do the best we can every year to pick out new varieties at the nursery, mostly using gut feeling about how these varieties will work in our lineup. For whatever reason, they don’t always work out. Sometimes they revert back to an old gene, not producing the way we thought they would. Other [...] |
Kingsburg, CA
September 6, 2010, 8:56 am
 Intermittent clouds 64°Freal feel: 68°F
current pressure: 30 in
humidity: 59%
wind speed: 2 mph NNW
wind gusts: 4 mph
sunrise: 6:34
sunset: 19:20
Forecast September 6, 2010
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Sunny 94°F wind speed: 4 mph W wind gusts: 13 mph
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Clear 58°F wind speed: 2 mph NW wind gusts: 4 mph
Forecast September 7, 2010
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Sunny 92°F wind speed: 4 mph W wind gusts: 16 mph
night
Clear 58°F wind speed: 7 mph NW wind gusts: 13 mph
Forecast September 8, 2010
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Sunny 84°F wind speed: 9 mph WNW wind gusts: 18 mph
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Partly cloudy 54°F wind speed: 9 mph WNW wind gusts: 18 mph
Forecast September 9, 2010
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Sunny 82°F wind speed: 7 mph NNW wind gusts: 13 mph
night
Clear 57°F wind speed: 9 mph NNW wind gusts: 16 mph
Forecast September 10, 2010
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Sunny 88°F wind speed: 7 mph NW wind gusts: 11 mph
night
Clear 57°F wind speed: 9 mph NW wind gusts: 13 mph
Forecast September 11, 2010
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Sunny 91°F wind speed: 7 mph NW wind gusts: 11 mph
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Clear 59°F wind speed: 9 mph NW wind gusts: 13 mph
Forecast September 12, 2010
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Sunny 92°F wind speed: 7 mph NW wind gusts: 11 mph
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Clear 59°F wind speed: 7 mph N wind gusts: 13 mph
Forecast September 13, 2010
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Sunny 96°F wind speed: 4 mph N wind gusts: 7 mph
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Clear 59°F wind speed: 2 mph WNW wind gusts: 7 mph
Forecast September 14, 2010
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Sunny 90°F wind speed: 4 mph W wind gusts: 9 mph
night
Clear 57°F wind speed: 2 mph W wind gusts: 7 mph
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