General comments on 9/22-25, 2009 apple maturity: all fruit from UMass Cold Spring Orchard, Belchertown, MA. Otherwise, see comments. McIntosh harvest should be done, unless fruit is sold immediately.
| date | Cultivar |
pre-harvest drop |
fruit diameter inches |
color % red |
firmness lbs |
soluble solids |
starch index |
comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/22/2009 | none |
3.5 |
65 |
14.8 |
12.3 |
5.2 (4.5-6.5) |
better than Honeycrisp in my opinion, we should be growing many more of these; can harvest over next week | |
| 9/25/2009 | nil |
3.5 |
80 |
13.9 |
12.6 |
3.9 |
does not starch test well, generally being harvested in the region | |
| 9/25/2009 | nil |
3.3 |
75 |
14.3 |
12.1 |
3.4 (3-4) |
could use another week |
|
| 9/25/2009 | none |
3.3 |
80 |
20.3 |
13 |
3.5 |
pick early next week, not much after that; very tart |