Last fall, Eric, Amara, dad and I planted maybe 9 or so apple trees. Several different varieties, etc. and we were SO excited about the huge harvests we were going to have. We had dreams of all the apples we could bake, can, experiment with, etc. and just KNEW it would all be such a dream!
We didn't really know exactly what to expect for this inagural season though--many of the trees were VERY young, and we knew from research that trees can take a few years to mature before they produce anything.
In Spring, dad said he saw several blooms on several of the trees. We took this as a good sign, hoped for them to pollinate, and waited.
Unfortunately, we had some Spring cold-snaps (not uncommon for Ohio) and opted to let Nature take its' course, vs. running out and covering them with sheets or whatnot--hey, this is a hobby, but we're not NUTS :)
In the end, even with dad's watchful eye all Summer, spraying, etc. it seems we were left with ONE SINGLE apple to harvest. We can't account for what the trees actually produced though...we have to factor in the fact that our nephews LOVE to hit apples with bats, golf clubs, etc. ...that Beanie LOVES to pick apples, and heck, Smoky and Max even love to EAT the apples--
That all said, at least we were able to get our one. Beanie enjoyed it, and we all got a good laugh out of it...Just hoping we have a few more to laugh over next year--maybe enough for just ONE pie?
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