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Honeycrisp Harvest Underway

Foreman Dalton Hylton watches Melvin Samuels gingerly place honeycrisp apples into a 20-bushel crate.

Melvin Samuels brings in the beautiful fruit

By John T. Ryan

Peru – If you enjoy honeycrisp apples this should be a joyful time of year. The honeycrisp harvest has begun. Seth Forrence of Forrence Orchards said, “We began picking yesterday and we should be harvesting for the next eight weeks.” The 2019 harvest is beginning about two weeks later than usual. Forrence said this year’s late spring was responsible.

Forrence called this year’s crop spectacular with great color and optimal size. He added,”The cold mornings are ideal for apple growers.” Cold mornings encourage those bright red colors.