Deborah Jeanne Sergeant, New York Correspondent
âPeople were happy to just socialize,â Scholl said. âA lot of us hadnât seen each other in quite a while.â
Industry speakers focused on strategies for chemical thinning, an important but complicated task that is affected by many variables.
Scholl said he and many other growers overthinned last spring, but this yearâs crop looks promising so far, with negligible cold-weather damage.
About 75 people from across eastern Pennsylvania attended the meeting, and Scholl is already thinking about organizing more grower events.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that outdoor gatherings like Schollâs pose less risk of spreading COVID-19 than indoor events do.