Sorry for being scarce
Bruce,
my forecast isn't five degrees higher than yours, but rather ten to twelve degrees higher. At one point weather.com was predicting 116, but now the highest I see in the forecast is 114 or 112, depending on which report you are looking at. Our night temperatures are also high (pretty unusual for us) so I figure anything on the plants right now so I'm counting on all of the open blossoms right now to drop off. I'll probably get out and fertilize once the weather cools down. I haven't done any fertilizing yet this year, and other years I've fertilized every 2-4 weeks starting at blossom set with kelp and Peaceful Valley's Omega 1-5-5.
I actually picked a Cougar Red yesterday, and I've also had a handful of Matt's Wild Cherries. My overall fruit set isn't as good as last year, but it isn't too bad considering the late start and awful weather.
I haven't sent along any money, and I'm sorry about that. I'm planning on attending and I want to pitch in as well.
-Kristy
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