Despite rumors of weather-stunted cherries, farmers from around the B.C. and the Okanagan say 2019 is shaping up to be another great summer harvest.

BC Fruit Grower91裸聊视频檚 Association president Pinder Dhaliwal confirms the province will 91裸聊视频渉ave some nice, crunchy cherries this year.91裸聊视频�

The BCFGA president said that barring any serious rainfall, cherry-pickers can look forward to sprouting-time within the next 10 days or so, depending on the area and the farm.

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91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e had showers, but nothing to harm the cherries,91裸聊视频� said Dhaliwal.

There has been speculation that the nooks and crannies of the sporadic Okanagan early summer might harm the production of this year91裸聊视频檚 batch, but it hasn91裸聊视频檛 been anything significant enough for the farmers to notice.

The crop might be 91裸聊视频渓ighter91裸聊视频�, according to Dwane Dickinson, the 77-year-old owner of Dickinson Family Farm, but 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 happy with it.91裸聊视频�

The Dickinson Family Farm has stayed within the ancestral tree since its opening in 1912 and looks forward to another season in business.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 sort of a family set up here. Parents can show their kids that cherries don91裸聊视频檛 grow at Safeway,91裸聊视频� said Dickinson in a hearth of chuckles.

Other cherry farms around the Okanagan also confirm the words of Dickinson and Dhaliwal: the folks over at Sun City Cherries agree that cherry season is looking good, with the exception of a lighter crop this year.

The colder nights early on affected Sun City91裸聊视频檚 crops, said manager Gordie Sandhu, but he thinks the 91裸聊视频渙verall cherry production should go up because of the new plantings.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淪o far the weather now has been good,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淲e don91裸聊视频檛 want rain during the harvest.91裸聊视频�

Sandhu and his team at Sun City Cherries are anticipating that their cherries will be in around the second week of July.

91裸聊视频淕rowing season on our end is looking decent,91裸聊视频� said Sandhu.

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The real problem, BCFGA president admits, is the lack of apricots due to an abundance of frost earlier in the year.

91裸聊视频淚f you see B.C. apricots, then get them while you can because they are a hot commodity,91裸聊视频� Dhaliwal said.

David.venn@kelownacapnews.com
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