We’ve been trimming apple trees in the Spring breeze. For marketing purposes-we classify the apples as natural. Spring time is when we apply Organical to the base of the trees. Organical is a product that we purchase through Midwest Bio-Ag and it is listed as an item that’s compatible with heading towards organic certification.

Tom was caught in my trap when I offered a hand with pruning some of the 60 trees that we have in our orchard. We’re on the vet route and then I’m jabbering about a lovely day and how burnt the regions along landowner’ creek’s are from them wishing weeds and small trees would go away. The van bounces over the sections of local highway that are all broken up from the winter weather. Then I put the bait out and sweetly mentioned that Hawken and I would gladly prune the trees while he was @ the Duck’s Unlimited Banquet in LaCrosse with Dave Leske and Greg. I hear a gasp and then he says, “I’ll get @ that with Hawken!”  I croon, “I’d be happy to prune the trees-I did some last year.” ‘Please Sue, hold off.” I caught him in an easy set and he’s looking for a way out. “Now Tom, what are we going to do with all the produce. What’s a few extra branches. I’ll take my time.” I’m having too much fun and he spies my eyes. “OK,  You got me good Sue!”  I am true to my word and take my goat hoof trimming snipper, and clip off the extra branches on the upper region of the orchard. There’s a Red Tailed Hawk that lives by the trees next to the Sauer Mill Road Bridge. She flies over and celebrates Spring with Hawken and I clipping branches from the Orchard Trees.

Trees are starting to blossom!

Sue Roskos