The warm weather continues. The apples are responding, and the first wave of cultivars are approaching full bloom. It is spectacular. Cammy and I pruned the peaches which we like to do once they’ve leafed-out. After a winter of below-zero temperatures, we know we’ll have dead branches. Waiting until now, we know what is not going to make it. Some of our trees took a real hit. We cut all that out. Amazingly, however, we have peach blooms on every tree, and that could mean a peach crop even after multiple nights of —20F.

The asparagus and rhubarb are up, and we’ve been feasting on both. Rhubarb is better with ice cream. I think we need to go to “John’s” soon.

In the evening I gave a brief talk at the annual apple blossom tour at the Maine Heritage Orchard in Unity. It was warm but very windy. Still it was a beautiful sight.. and site.