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Pomological spring, "more or less."

In Kent, at Keepers Nursery, Karim Habbib reports , "The dormant season has come to an end, more or less.... This is very transitional time of the year in the nursery."  (Photo:  Waking )  In the Manchester (UK) area, Darren Turpin is showing us how to graft .  ¶  Closer to home, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association will hold its scion exchange on March 30 in the town of Unity.  ¶  Apples have their own seasons. It's spring, more or less.
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Branching out

Buds swell on a branch of an apple tree at Hutchins Farm in Concord, Massachusetts, earlier today.  ¶  The promise of another harvest begins.

What color are these apples?

GOING FOR THE GOLD Hint: These are not Granny Smith.  ¶  They are Golden Delicious .

Bloom

The Blue Pearmain runs to deep red. The apple gets its name from a dusty blue bloom it often wears. (Photo:  Blue Pearmain )  Many apples bloom, not just the Blue Pearmain.

McShay correction

After I published my annual apple ratings last week, I realized I had goofed.  (Photo:  Also very good )  McShay, above, did not get the one-star rating it deserves.

Measuring the stars of 2024

Every winter, around the ancient festival of Imbolc , I rate the apples I tried for the first time in the previous year.  ¶  In 2024, I had the pleasure of eating 16 that I'd never tasted before.

The black and the gold

Arkansas Black and Blushing Golden flank each other in the January snow.  ¶  In January, with the harvest long ended, I typically turn to groceries and supermarkets for apples to eat.