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Looking at the 2018 crop.....predicting 75% of a crop.

Posted by PKG on Apr 26th 2018

It's thinning time now. The men are out there gently smacking the big bunches of green marble-sized apricots with a bamboo thinning poleThey're knocking part of the crop on the … read more

Notice the reduced shipping charges?

Posted by The Contract-Signing Queen of Cots on Mar 28th 2018

ApricotKing struck a deal with UPS for a reduced rate for UPS shipping......hooray......this is a win-win situation for our customers. We've been UPSing and USPOing for 15 … read more

No More Bulk

Posted by ApricotKing without Apricots? on Mar 22nd 2018

We're running out of cots at an alarming rate.....we'll be out in a few months.I took all the bulk orders off the website to slow down the depletion.Plenty of Unsulphured Apricots in the Bulk....but n … read more

A Full Bloom....and then RAIN????

Posted by The Concerned CotQueen on Mar 21st 2018

We're worried now. A few weeks ago, we had a full bloom....a lovely, full, rich, set.Now, we're having two weeks of steady rain. I ask you, how can the trees pollinate?Apricots … read more

Here comes the rain!

Posted by Patti on Feb 28th 2018

We just finished planting an additional 2200 Blenheim Apricots and the rain is expected to hit hard tomorrow. These little fellas were added on to last year's 5,000 Bl … read more