![]() ![]() ![]() Running irrigation at Johnson Farms Honeycrisp apple orchard on the corner of Kroupa Road and Center Road | Jane Boursaw Photo Running irrigation at Johnson Farms Honeycrisp apple orchard on the corner of Kroupa Road and Center Road | Jane Boursaw Photo A Mystery Foundation So the new irrigation runs off that well, which operates on a computerized system inside the little building there. There was already a well on this property when Dean purchased it from Monnie Peters. Running irrigation at Johnson Farms Honeycrisp apple orchard on the corner of Kroupa Road and Center Road | Jane Boursaw Photo Running irrigation at Johnson Farms Honeycrisp apple orchard on the corner of Kroupa Road and Center Road | Jane Boursaw Photo Running irrigation at Johnson Farms Honeycrisp apple orchard on the corner of Kroupa Road and Center Road | Jane Boursaw Photo New Honeycrisp apple orchard on Johnson Farms, corner of Kroupa Road and Center Road (Chateau Chantal across the road in the background) | Jane Boursaw Photo I caught up with Dean and his wife, Laura, working on it on a Sunday. Here are a few photos of the process of digging the new irrigation lines in that new orchard. That’s a no-brainer for high-production value.Īfter the trees were planted, posts were installed to support the trees, and this week they’ve moved onto irrigation. These are what they call “high-density” plantings, a modern method where you can plant 1000 trees per acre rather than the old-fashioned method of 100 trees per acre. In my April 20 farm report, I posted about Dean and his crew planting a new block of Honeycrisp apples on the corner of Kroupa Road and Center Road. Running Irrigation for New Honeycrisp Apples That stress is compounded by the fact that we haven’t had a lot of rain so far this year. There’s a lot of money wrapped up in these plantings – including the price of trees and vines, as well as the labor – so they’re very cognizant about getting water to them as soon as possible. As noted in previous farm reports, Dean and Ward have spent much of the spring planting thousands of orchard trees and grapevines. ![]()
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