[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Determining when to harvest sweet cherries is a balancing act between weather, fruit quality, and market demands. But for most varieties grown in the Pacific Northwest, growers should pick in the 4, 5, or 6 range of the French Ctifl color chart, says an Oregon State University Extension educator. “Four would be the earliest that cherries should be harvested,” said Lynn Long, OSU ­Extension educator for Wasco County. “You want to avoid 2 and 3, but […]