The outlook from the ninth most productive apple growing county in Michigan is an early thumbs up.
The apple harvest is already underway — between one and two weeks ahead of norm — as the crop sweetens and colors by the day.
“I had a Sweet Tango over the weekend, and it was delicious,” said Nikki Rothwell, coordinator of the Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center and MSU Extension horticulture educator. “These sunny days and cooler nights are really going to help with the color. It was 45 degrees (Tuesday morning) and now it’s 75 degrees in my truck, and I’m on M-22 south of Empire.
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