We have been experiencing the most amazing spring and summer around the farm. No other year can compare to this year with regards to temperature, rainfall, wildflowers and wildlife. It’s simply amazing.

That being said, this is the time of year when we need to buckle down and work, work, work, work, work. The orchard is now disced and ready for leveling. We were forced to wait a little longer than normal this year to allow the hen turkeys to sit their nests and hatch out the cute little poults. For some reason, there are very few poults this year. Instead of the usual 8-12 poults, we’re only seeing 1 or 2.

The irrigation system is well on its way to being setup for the year after some surprising problems. We discovered a completely shattered pump head on our main irrigation pump. The freezing weather this past winter cracked the pump head and all of the seals. We’ll power everything up in the next week, then the bulk of the orchard chores will be done. …until pruning time anyway.

The fruit is also now set on the trees after a pretty good flowering. Unless there is some freak weather, we should have a pretty good crop this year. Finally. Keep your fingers crossed!