Previews of Coming Attractions

July 9, 2014 in Fresh Off the Farm with 3 Comments

North Star cherry not ripe, cherry,Summer is a time of producing fruitful harvests.  Between the rain showers I took a walk to see how the fruit is progressing.  I thought you might like to see its growth along with me.

1. North Star Cherry

 

 

currant, currant unripe,

 

2. Currants

grape, grape in bud,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Grapes

 

 

 

 

 

4.pear, pearing growing, pear immature, Pears

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Raspberries unripe, Raspberries immature,Red raspberries

saskatoon berries, saskatoon berries immature, saskatoon berries green,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Saskatoon berries

 

 

 

 

apples growing, apples, apples immature,7. Apples

There is much to look forward to harvest this summer. There is a lot of fruit coming and there will be plenty of work to preserve it.

photo credits:Wenda Grabau

3 Responses to “Previews of Coming Attractions”

  1. Deena Hall November 3, 2014 at 10:43 am #

    Saskatoon berries? What are they? I don’t remember them.

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    • grabauheritage November 3, 2014 at 1:41 pm #

      The bush that reaches over 8-ft tall in the orchard is by the trumpet vine and close to the fence line by the arborvitae grove. We also call the June berries.

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      • Deena Hall November 3, 2014 at 1:51 pm #

        Oh!… ok that’s why I didn’t recognize the name. Thanks!

        Reply

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