I’ll third that. Similar to Scott, I had a bit more come through the early frost. But I lost almost everything to bugs and animals. I got about 10 Toka, which held up very well through the frost and the bugs. I got some, at which point the animals saw “their” crop being pick and devoured the rest. I suspect that it was raccoon as well and am attempting to remedy the situation (10 so far in a few weeks).
Since I don’t have any more from the yard, here is what I’m eating from the farmer’s market and store.
The Stanley haven’t been as bad as past years- maybe the spring frost was an involuntary thinning. 16.5 brix, if I let it sit for a week or so.
The Empress are very good, like always. Best so far was 21 brix.
For President, I was very surprised to find the cultivar listed on the sign at Stew Leonards (local grocery). I had just gotten a big bag of Empress at the FM, but still had to pick up a few. Here is a pic of the one above after I opened it. 23 brix and very good. My memory of it isn’t perfect, but I think this one is similar to the Valors that I had at Alan’s place last year.
I think that huge, sweet, firm Euro plums must be my favorite fruit. Though high end cherries and nectarines are pretty good too…
