Slim apple pickings, other crops thriving this season in the Carolinas
Story Date: 9/14/2021

 

Source: Annie Szatkowski, WSPA, 9/11/21

 As we start having the cooler mornings here in the Charlotte area, local farms are gearing up for one of their busiest times of the year. Between sunflowers, pumpkins, and apples, fall usually means lots of produce ripe for the picking, but this year, farmers are asking you to be realistic about what you’ll find at the apple orchard. Carrigan Farm’s in Moorseville owners told FOX 46 that the pickings will be a bit slim for apples after a hard frost back in the spring killed or damaged blossoms across the state.

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