South Bayview apple-eaters should be able to find at least a few varieites from the 2013 crop on shelves tomorrow (Saturday, September 28, 2013). Some specialty shops were offering the Ontario Honey Crisp just in today (Friday). These big juicy apples are an absolute treat and the really good news is that this year’s crop is huge. Farmers can see a long selling season because of ideal growing condtions this season in apple country to the north, east and southswest of Toronto Last year apple crops were devastated after a freakish warm spell in March caused the trees to bloom early. Then a deep frost killed off buds of an estaimted 85 percent of the crop. The farming horror story translated into a loss estiamted at some $60-million for Ontario apple growers. Honey Crisp is among the earliest varieties available but all the choices will be on sale soon. The sweet green-coloured Russett is usually a litle later
