tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post7092841059097113750..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Why Honeycrisp apples are more expensive than other varietiesMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-41400868976730664562019-10-17T13:39:20.323-05:002019-10-17T13:39:20.323-05:00an eastern townships of quebec supermarket flyer f...an eastern townships of quebec supermarket flyer for the week of 10-17-19 encourages customers to taste the following apples: mcintosh, spartan, gala, honeycrisp, sweetango, cortland, empire, and ambrosia.<br /><br />I-)<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-25191165113827216172019-10-06T13:12:12.370-05:002019-10-06T13:12:12.370-05:00debuting this fall is WA38, aka 'cosmic crisp&...debuting this fall is WA38, aka 'cosmic crisp' - an apple developed for taste, color, texture, storability, and to be grown in the washington state climate. one of many articles about this new apple and its development: https://story.californiasunday.com/cosmic-crisp-apple-launch<br /><br />your posting make me wonder how much CC will cost.<br /><br />I-)<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-61989243127540168582019-10-05T19:51:01.458-05:002019-10-05T19:51:01.458-05:00Other difficulties growing Honeycrisp:
"“The...<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-08/the-curse-of-the-honeycrisp-apple" rel="nofollow">Other difficulties growing Honeycrisp</a>:<br /><br />"“The first challenge is controlling its vigor,” said Brenda Briggs of Rice Fruit Co., which has been selling apples out of Adams County, Pennsylvania, for more than 100 years. Growers, she explains, have to train the trees so that their branches don’t get too tall too fast, with leaves that block the sunlight from the apples below.<br /><br />The fruit is also vulnerable to bitter pit—small, sunken brown spots that sully an otherwise perfect orb. The flaw is a result of the trees’ inability to properly take up calcium from the soil. Growers are forced to spray their orchards with foliar calcium to boost their intake, but it’s not always enough.<br /><br />... The thin skin that makes those first bites so juicy is also very delicate and easily sunburned. Birds love Honeycrisps more than other apples, forcing growers to buy and install netting to keep them away.<br /><br />Even if a producer manages to grow a decent crop of Honeycrisps, harvesting and storage come with additional hurdles. The variety is so delicate that the stems have to be clipped off so the apples don’t tear each other. And while other apples can go right from tree to cold storage, Honeycrisps must first spend 5-10 days being “tempered” at a mild temperature before they can be refrigerated."Noumenonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01597461989960782762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-27919877901045470382019-10-05T09:52:37.475-05:002019-10-05T09:52:37.475-05:00A bit of a topic drift, but connected by produce d...A bit of a topic drift, but connected by produce department product signs <br /><br /><a href="https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2019/10/sign-of-tomatoes.html" rel="nofollow"> https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2019/10/sign-of-tomatoes.html </a> Sign of the tomatoesskeetmotishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147893492750552535noreply@blogger.com