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Tree Fruit Update Early varieties have been thinned and will be ready to pick in about a months time.  Late varieties, on the other hand, are just beginning to be thinned and will finish up the end of next week. Table Grape Update Shoot thinning is a process in which one shoot per bud is …

Tree Fruit Update Thinning continues and girdling should wrap up by the end of this week. Luckily, the weather has been cooperating, which means crop projections are remaining strong with a start date of mid May. Table Grape Update Currently, table grapes are looking to have a good sized crop this year.  Vineyards are looking …

Tree Fruit Update Thinning has begun for some in the San Joaquin Valley; others believe that Mother Nature thinned for them when the freeze hit in mid March. In any case, projections are for a strong crop beginning a day or two later then last year.     Table Grape Update Shoot thinning started one …