Bing Cherry Deep Dive: Ripening, Pollination, and Harvest Tips | San Juan Islands Orchard

Описание: Discover everything you need to know about Bing cherries in this educational walkthrough with Mark from Dingdong's Garden, filmed in the San Juan Islands. Learn why Bing cherries are considered the "king of cherries," how to choose pollinators, optimal ripening times, and bird protection strategies. Get practical tips on maximizing your cherry harvest, identifying ripeness, and protecting your crop from birds.

00:05 — Why Bing Is the King of Cherries
00:37 — Bing Cherries Pollination: Needing a Compatible Tree
01:16 — Self-Pollinators vs. Cross-Pollination (Stella as Universal Pollinator)
01:35 — Spotting When Cherries Are Ripe (Color & Timing)
02:24 — Using Birds as Ripeness Indicators & Netting Technique
03:06 — Managing Tree Size with Dwarfing Rootstock
03:47 — How Bing Sets the Ripening Calendar (Day Zero for Cherries)

This video is designed to help gardeners and fruit enthusiasts understand the essentials of growing and harvesting Bing cherries, from choosing the right pollinator partners to managing bird pressure and identifying the perfect picking time.

📖 Here is a list of all the other cherry trees we have planted out in our orchard:

Balaton Cherry
Benton Cherry
Bing Cherry
Black Gold Cherry
Black Pearl Cherry
Black Republican Cherry
Black Tartarian Cherry
Chelan Cherry
Compact Stella Cherry
Corum Cherry
Craigs Crimson Cherry
Early Burlat Cherry
Emperor Francis Cherry
English Morello Cherry
Gold Cherry
Governor Wood Cherry
Hudson Cherry
Kansas Sweet Cherry
Kristin Cherry
Lambert Cherry
Lapins Cherry
Minnie Royal Cherry
Montmorency Pie Cherry
Rainier Cherry
Royal Anne (Napoleon) Cherry
Skeena Cherry
Stella Cherry
Surefire Cherry
Sweetheart Cherry
Utah Giant Cherry
Van Cherry
Vandalay Cherry

📰Below is the complete list of fig varieties we currently have on our farm.

Adriatic J.H. Fig
Atreano Fig
BB10 Fig
BG Gold Fig
Bifarro Zeus Fig
Black Jack Fig
Black Madiera Fig
Black Mission Fig
Black Spanish Fig
Bordissot Blanca-Negra Fig
Bourjasotte Grise Fig
Bourjasotte Noir Fig
Brooklyn Dark Fig
Brown Turkey Fig
Byadi Fig
Carini Fig
Celeste Fig
Col de Dame Blanc Fig
Col de Dame Blanca-Negra Fig
Col de Dame Noir Fig
Colonel Littman's Black Cross Fig
Conadria Fig
De Tres Esplets Fig
Deanna Fig
Desert King Fig
Dr. Gowaty Fig
Emalyn's Purple Fig
Flanders Fig
Florea Fig
Galicia Negra Fig
Grantham's Royal Fig
Green Ischia Fig
Grise de St Jean Fig
Hardy Chicago Fig
Hollier Fig
Hunt Fig
I-258 Fig
Improved Celeste Fig
Izbat an Naj Fig
Lampeira Preta Fig
Lattarula, Italian Honey Fig
Longue d'Aout Fig
LSU Champagne Fig
LSU Gold Fig
LSU Purple Fig
LSU Scott's Black Fig
LSU Tiger Fig
Lyndhurst White Fig
Macool Fig
Madeleine des Deux Saisons Fig
Makadonia Dark Fig
Malta Black Fig
Marseilles Black VS Fig
Martinenca Rimada Fig
Mary Lane Fig
Mavra Sika Fig
Negretta Fig
Norman's Yellow Fig
Olympian Fig
Osborne Prolific Fig
Palermo Red Fig
Panache Fig
Pastilliere Fig
Peters Honey Fig
Petit Negri Fig
Ponta Tresa Fig
Preto Fig
Qudsaya Fig
Red Lebanese Fig
Rockaway Green Fig
Ronde de Bordeaux Fig
Sal's Fig
Smith Fig
Socorro Black Fig
Souadi Fig
St Anthony Fig
St Rita Fig
Stella Fig
Strawberry Vert Fig
Susser Georg Fig
Takoma Violet Fig
Tena Fig
Teramo Fig
Unk Owensboro Fig
Unk Sicilian Dark Fig
Verdino Del Nord Fig
Vern's Brown Turkey Fig
Violette de Bordeaux, Negronne Fig
White Genoa Fig
Yellow Long Neck Fig

📰Here is a list of the grapevine varieties we currently have on our farm.

Agria Table Grape
Alden Table Grape
Alwood Table Grape
Baco Noir Wine Grape
Baharat Early Table Grape
Bath Table Grape
Beauty Table Grape
Beauty Table Grape
Black Monukka Table Grape
Black Morocco Table Grape
Boskoop Glory Table Grape
Cabernet Wine Grape
California Concord Table Grape
California Wild Table Grape
Canadice Table Grape
Challenger Table Grape
Challenger Table Grape
Concord Table Grape
Crimson Seedless Table Grape
Einset Table Grape
Faith Blue Table Grape
Flame Table Grape
George's Grenache Table Grape
Glenora Table Grape
Heavenly Blue Table Grape
Himrod Table Grape
Interlaken Table Grape
Jefferson Table Grape
Jupiter Table Grape
Leon Millot Wine Grape
Marchal Foch Wine Grape
Mars Table Grape
Merlot Wine Grape
Neptune Table Grape
NY Muscat Table Grape
Perlette Table Grape
Price Table Grape
Reliance Table Grape
Reliance Table Grape
Ruby Table Grape
San Giovese Wine Grape
Saturn Table Grape
Schonberger Table Grape
Seneca Table Grape
Shirah Wine Grape
Soukoku Table Grape
Steuben Table Grape
Suffolk Glory Table Grape
Suffolk Red Table Grape
Sultana Table Grape
Swensen Red Table Grape
Thompson Table Grape
Valiant Table Grape
Van Buren Table Grape
Vanessa Table Grape
Vineland 71121 Table Grape
Yates Table Grape