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dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46207
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 14 10:22 am Post subject: how is your fruit coming along?
my bramble has set more fruit than last year and all being well is preparing for a bumper crop thank you bees

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 14 10:46 am Post subject:
Best I've had for blueberries. All the currants (black,red,white & goosegogs) are still to young to produce a good crop. Apples are set fairly well but I wouldn't say they are overloaded.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45669
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 14 10:58 am Post subject:
Loads of plums, a few apricots, better than last year but not klike normal, loads of pears and mulberries, plenty of apples. Haven't checked either nut field yet.

earthyvirgo

Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 7972
Location: creating prints in the loft, Gerlan

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 14 11:14 am Post subject:
Raspberries are already cropping well (earlies) and the Autumn fruiters are looking plump EV

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9878
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 14 12:11 pm Post subject:
apples are really poor - despite constant news that it was a warm spring - it wasnt that warm here - lots of blossom but before the insects, so most didnt set Pears look ok. plums ok ish Picking lots of loganberries and raspberries already

robkb

Joined: 29 May 2009
Posts: 4205
Location: SE London

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 14 12:19 pm Post subject:
Pears ok, apples poor, Morello cherries threatening to pull branches off the tree, blackberries looking like it's going to be a good crop.

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 14 12:34 pm Post subject:
Two of my apple trees dodnt bother blossoming. Soft fruits looking good.

yummersetter

Joined: 26 Jan 2008
Posts: 3241
Location: Somerset

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 14 1:32 pm Post subject:

Plums, japanese plums, cross breed plums, mirabelles, damsons . . loads of plums, must clear out the freezer ready for the winter pie supply. A lot of new plums and pears fruiting for the first time that I'm looking forward to.

Always a thousand times more apples that we can eat here - there'll be very few left on the low bushes if Bella carries on teaching the young puppies how to grab an apple whilst running by at full speed. For the first time we won't have many Kidd's Orange Red apples, so I'll have to think again about what to use for the apple juice supplies.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45669
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 14 1:47 pm Post subject:

robkb wrote:

Morello cherries threatening to pull branches off the tree

My morellos look pretty damn poor, loads of die back sparsely leafed, no idea what's up with them. Hardly any cherries on them either.

If you end up with too many just gis a shout, I'll be happy to nick some off you, it's our favourite jam

robkb

Joined: 29 May 2009
Posts: 4205
Location: SE London

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 14 2:06 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

If you end up with too many just gis a shout, I'll be happy to nick some off you, it's our favourite jam

That's a big if, my neighbour's already been eyeing them up over the fence

Dunno why that one tree does so well, it was �5 from Lidl and I've never given it any TLC beyond sometimes remembering to prune it. It's not even staked.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45669
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 14 2:11 pm Post subject:
Just keep us in mind I'm sure we could trade summat or other

evie2

Joined: 29 May 2010
Posts: 2156
Location: Here

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 14 2:24 pm Post subject:
Apple tree loaded, both plums have good crops, the damson trees have their best crop yet, even the old pear tree is showing promise. The 3 white currents are this year planting so I'm not sure what to expect but they all have a few bunches on them.

tai haku

Joined: 17 Apr 2011
Posts: 472

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 14 5:49 pm Post subject:
medlar looking quite heavily laden, a few of the other fruit trees bearing their first crops, disappointing total failure from the apricot. in terms of soft fruit, logans and rasps going well - alpine strawberries going like trains!

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45669
Location: Essex

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 14 1:06 pm Post subject:
Cherry harvest started Saturday with Napoleon Biggareau, but the net has blinking holes in it and someone appears to be coming in and turning the banger off so plenty of damage

SandraR

Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 2346
Location: Devon

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 14 3:04 pm Post subject:
Apples - very heavy crop with little June drop Pears very good. Apricot - 1 fruit left on tree ! Tayberries and raspberries - picking loads. Red currant - 9+lb from one bush other currants ripening nicely Kiwi fruit swelling up earlier than previous years.

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