Zestar!

August 24, 2023

By Rebecca Magron • August 25, 2023

Location	Variety	Fruit Diameter (in)	Soluble Solids (% Sugar)	Pressure (lbs)	Starch Rating	Percentage of Red in Surface Color	Tasting Notes	Comments
Hackettstown	Blondee	2.8″	10.4 %	20.6	1.6	12 %	Juicy and dense. Starchy	Not ready
Hackettstown	Brookfield Gala	2.8″	8.8 %	17.5	3	50 %	Juicy, Starchy	Not Ready
Hackettstown	Buckeye Gala	2.8″	8.9 %	18.8	1.8	60 %	Starchy and tart	Not Ready
Hackettstown	Honeycrisp	3.2″	11.6 %	16.5	1.2	40 %	Starchy and tart, flavorful	Not Ready
Hackettstown	Ruby Mac	2.9″	10.7%	16.1	3.0	90%	Tart, green, starch	Not Ready
Hackettstown	Zestar!	3.2″	14.1%	13.3	6	38%	Light texture, juicy, tart and slight starch	Just about ready
Pittstown	Blondee	2.8″	10.4%	20.6	1.6	12%	Dense, juicy and starch	Not Ready
Pittstown	Buckeye Gala	2.8″	11.4%	21.1	2.5	85%	Some flavor, hard and starchy	Not Ready
Pittstown	Gale Gala	2.8″	11.0%	21.2	2.7	80%	Juicy, sweet and starchy	Not Ready

August 19, 2022

By Megan Muehlbauer • August 23, 2022

Location	Variety	Fruit Diameter (in)	Soluble Solids (% Sugar)	Pressure (lbs)	Starch Rating	Percentage of Red in Surface Color	Tasting Notes	Comments
*Optimum*:			12-14% SSC	13-15 lbs	*6-7*
Blairstown	Gala	2.7″	10.3%	23.5	1.1	28%	Starchy	Not Ready
Hackettstown	Blondee	2.7″	11.2%	26.7	2	0%	Tart, Juicy, Starchy	Not Ready
Hackettstown	Zestar!	3.2″	13%	17.24	2.8	47.5%	Tart, Juicy, Starchy	Not Ready
East Brunswick	Honeycrisp	3.1″	12%	17.6	3	30%	Tart, Starchy	Not Ready
East Brunswick	Mollies Delicious	3.3″	9.4%	18.9	1.5	47%	Juicy, decent flavor, still starchy	Not Ready will taste good in a a couple weeks

August 27, 2021

By Beth Wheelan • August 27, 2021

Location	Variety	Fruit Diameter (in)	Soluble Solids (% Sugar)	Pressure (lbs)	Starch Rating	Ripeness in Surface Color (%)	Tasting Notes	Comments
Blairstown	Gala	2.9	11	16.8	7.3	65	Crisp, mildly sweet, very flavorful	Ready to pick
Blairstown	Honeycrisp	3.1	10.8	15.4	4.2	48.3	Crisp, tart, mildly sweet	Needs a week or two
Blairstown	McIntosh	3	12.8	14	6.5	51	Mildly crisp, slightly sweet and tart	Just about ready to spot pick
Hackettstown	Blondee	3.2	11	14.5	5.8	36	Crisp, mild sweetness, flavorful	Ready to spot pick.
Hackettstown	Brookfield Gala	2.9	10.1	15.2	5.3	79.2	Fairly crisp, floral notes, very flavorful	Ready to pick next week.
Hackettstown	Buckeye Gala	3.1	9.9	15.6	5.7	83	Fairly crisp, mildly sweet/tart	Needs another week before a spot pick.
Hackettstown	Daybreak Fuji	3.1	10.8	14.4	5	55	Crisp, sweet and tart	Needs another week before a spot pick.
Hackettstown	Honeycrisp	3.2	11.2	13.7	6.3	57.5	Crisp, sweet and tart	Ready for a spot pick for red color next week.
Hackettstown	Pioneer Mac	3.3	11	14.2	3.7	51	Fairly Crisp, pretty tart	Needs a couple days before a spot pick.
Hackettstown	Ruby McIntosh	3.1	10.3	13.8	5.3	94.8	Crisp and tart	Ready to spot pick next week.
Hackettstown	Zester! (+ReTain)	3.9	13.1	11.7	5.8	45	Somewhat crisp and tart	Ready to pick.
Pittstown	Blondee	3.3	11.2	16.9	4.6	N/A	Crisp and mildly sweet
Pittstown	Buckeye Gala	3.2	11.9	16.9	5.2	N/A	Mildly sweet and tart
Pittstown	Gale Gala	3.1	13	16.7	5	N/A	Crisp and sweet
Pittstown	Honeycrisp	3.1	10.8	14.4	4	N/A	N/A
Pittstown	Sunrise	3.2	10.1	11.3	6.6	N/A	Tart and refreshing
East Brunswick	Honeycrisp (+ReTain)	3.11	12.6	12	7.3	60	Fairly crisp and flavorful	Ready to spot pick
East Brunswick	Mollie’s Delicious	3.4	11.2	12.79	5.2	81	Fairly crisp, mildly sweet and floral	Ready to pick
Princeton	BC2 Gala	2.99	12	13.2	8.67	83	Crisp, sweet and tart	Ready to spot pick
Princeton	Brookfield Gala	2.95	12.2	15.01	8.67	77.5	Crisp, mild and sweet	Ready to spot pick

August 20, 2021

By Andrea Martinez • August 27, 2021

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