Today in the orchard
Temperatures hit the high 90’s today and may have brushed 100F in some central Maine spots. Laura and Skylar continued scything and weeding the Finley Lane orchard in the morning. In the afternoon Skylar and I retreated to the root cellar and cleaned out the last of the apples and vegetables. We inventoried all the apples as we went along. Most of them went directly to the compost pile, but we made some surprising discoveries as we sorted through the apple crates. Here’s a list of what was in decent shape, eight months after picking.
Ashmead’s Kernel: a popular apple that deserves all the praise
Ben Davis: still looks good - not sure if it has any flavor yet
Black Oxford: still in great shape
Harrison: the mid-Atlantic cider apple kept really well. Press it in June?
King of Tompkins County: not known as a keeper ,but we found one good one
Kit Trio: wrinkled but not rotten
McIntosh: almost as smooth as ever
Mettais: we love this French Bittersweet
Peck Pleasant: golden orb that’s still shining
Roxbury Russet: wrinkled
Sweet Sixteen: quite perfect
Windham Russet: slightly shriveled
