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chards, but he said his shed was full. “We’ll have apples up into November,” Foster said.
Alex Sharp, of Washington, owns or rents 360 acres of orchards. He said picking would continue in his orchards for the next 10 dayB, but he estimated this year’s crop to be 3/4 ol a full crop.
Unlike the other orchardists, Sharp said his apples have not moved as well on the fresh market.
“Overall, this season isn’t anything to set the world on fire, but it’s not that bad, either,” Sharp said.
Louis Moore, of Moore Orchards on the Fodderstack Road, said his orchard had 60-70 percent of a frill crop, which was lighter than last year.
While other orchardists complained about stockpiles and apples being wasted, Moore said all of his apples have been sold except for winesaps. “We're sold out of everything else,” he said.
IMm to the early spring freest and the late summer drought, the apple orchardists agree that this year was unusual.
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a year like this one when we started out great and then were totally cut off,” Foster said.
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