June Apple Drop

June Apple Drop: "If you have apple trees, they should have set all their blossom by now and fruit should be forming ready for your cider making. One of the problems with cider making can be, that you are all ready willing and able to make loads of cider come the autumn.

But your apple trees have decided to go into a biennial cycle of fruiting, and although you had a wonderful crop last year, this year you may have a pitiful number that will hardly make you a gallon or two.

This time of year is crucial to upsetting this biennial habit. Many varieties of tree set an excessive number of fruitlets and hand thinning is necessary if the apples are to grow to a worthwhile size."

Go here for an explanation of June drop and learn how to get a better crop of apples for your cider making this autumn. June drop


At www.Make-apple-cider.com