Funny thing about fruit set this year is the way most of my lower blossoms set little or no fruit. I'm now seeing a good bit of fruit set higher up the plants with this lower humidity and temperatures. The only plants that set a decent amount on the first two blossom trusses were a couple of the hearts and Spudakee and even they only set one to three fruits. Last year it was not unusual to see lower trusses with 5 to 8 fruits set. It seems the combination of high heat, high humidity and high winds really took a toll on fruit development for a couple of weeks. Although the winds are still high the humidity and temps have dropped after the big storms came through the region.
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