Well..simply amazing the change that can happen in 3 weeks...going from being a bit late in the bud break to about a week+ ahead in flowering and all the local flowers (lillies and honey suckle shown) are out in full bloom - just beautiful!
Late May and Early June saw some high temperatures and new revords close by. That brought on the growth very fast and we are seeing first evidence of flowering on the Leon Millot and Triompe D'Alsace.
Most canes are at the 5-7 leaf stage. The 4 year old plantings at the far end of the rows are nearly as big as the old plantings in the fore ground. Yet still lots snow on Mista Peak and Sangrida Peak.
Evangeline is looking good this year. The transition from spur-long spur to long cane pruning and lower bud count seems to working and we are seeing increased flowers.
The baby L'Acadie and Frontenac Blanc are comming along good too but need lots of wayer as they really dont have a big enough root system to support the growth yet.
Hoping for good to average heat for the rest of the flowering season and summer with a few good rains along the way... too much to ask?