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This years fruit performance.
"Jake" wrote in message ... On Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:51:20 +0100, "mark" wrote: I don't know if it can be blamed on the weather but here's my report: Pear trees (2): Hardly any pears Nothing on either of my 2 trees Plum trees (3): Hardly any plums Plum tree's new so didn't expect anything this year Apples: Doing okay I have a grand total of 2 apples between 5 trees Red currants: Much reduced crop Don't grow them but blackcurrants and blueberries cropping well. Strawberries: Disappointing, down by a half. Cropping really well but I suspect that's because I'm growing them in tower contraptions rather than on the ground so they don't get waterlogged and have plenty of air around them. Raspberries are cropping really well too. Slugs: bumper crop! Lost a couple of dahlias but generally not a problem thanks to hedgehogs, toads, frogs, nematodes and a nightly foray with a bucket of salt water. Anybody else experiencing similar? mark Plums - none Apples - a few blueberries (2 tubs) looking good Blackberries looking v. good Blackcurrants looking good tubs of various herbs v.good -- -- http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
This years fruit performance.
"Ophelia" wrote in message ... "Jake" wrote in message ... On Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:51:20 +0100, "mark" wrote: I don't know if it can be blamed on the weather but here's my report: Pear trees (2): Hardly any pears Nothing on either of my 2 trees Plum trees (3): Hardly any plums Plum tree's new so didn't expect anything this year Apples: Doing okay I have a grand total of 2 apples between 5 trees Red currants: Much reduced crop Don't grow them but blackcurrants and blueberries cropping well. Strawberries: Disappointing, down by a half. Cropping really well but I suspect that's because I'm growing them in tower contraptions rather than on the ground so they don't get waterlogged and have plenty of air around them. Raspberries are cropping really well too. Slugs: bumper crop! Lost a couple of dahlias but generally not a problem thanks to hedgehogs, toads, frogs, nematodes and a nightly foray with a bucket of salt water. Anybody else experiencing similar? mark Plums - none Apples - a few blueberries (2 tubs) looking good Blackberries looking v. good Blackcurrants looking good tubs of various herbs v.good -- -- http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ Plums. So many on the tree we have had to support the branches, but still very small and still green Mike -- .................................... I'm an Angel, honest ! The horns are there just to keep the halo straight. .................................... |
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This years fruit performance.
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I don't know if it can be blamed on the weather but here's my report: Pear trees (2): Hardly any pears Plum trees (3): Hardly any plums Apples: Doing okay Red currants: Much reduced crop Strawberries: Disappointing, down by a half. Slugs: bumper crop! Anybody else experiencing similar? We only have Cherry Trees now, grubbed up the currants as we don't eat jam and strawberries are not worth the effort IMO so didn't bother when we changed sites. Got a few Cherries but they then all got eaten before we could. Can't be birds as they were well netted, muddy ground showed no footprints so it must have been wood mice. Gooseberries are looking good, some are ripe already, this sun should improve the sweetness too. Loganberry has a very disappointing crop and it may be it's last season as it's never fruited well. Boysenberry has a decent crop again, but what a thug of a plant. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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Rhubarb - two plants doing well, two plants completely obliterated by slugs. Last night I noticed the grass seemed to have strange black markings - looking closer, I realised it was slugs, neatly spaced out at 18 inches apart. |
This years fruit performance.
kay wrote:
Figs looking good (cross fingers). My fig was doing really well up until I noticed it this morning - the damned water dripped had fallen out, and I have no idea how long it's been sat in baking hot south facing sunny wall position with nothing to dampen it, but it looked /sad/. :-( Not dropped fruit yet, but it may only be a matter of time. |
This years fruit performance.
.... kay wrote: Figs looking good (cross fingers). My fig was doing really well up until I noticed it this morning - the damned water dripped had fallen out, and I have no idea how long it's been sat in baking hot south facing sunny wall position with nothing to dampen it, but it looked /sad/. :-( Not dropped fruit yet, but it may only be a matter of time. Never tried figs, always thought that they were too tricky ! My apples plums and pears are all very poor, my husbands favourite apple a local Tom Putt is the worst, must do better next year. When do we start a plan for improvement? kate |
This years fruit performance.
Kate Morgan wrote:
Never tried figs, always thought that they were too tricky ! We bought a Brown Turkey (recommended ok-for-UK) about 3-4 years ago and it is doing its first proper attempt at a crop this year, if I haven't killed it. |
This years fruit performance.
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Kate Morgan wrote: Never tried figs, always thought that they were too tricky ! We bought a Brown Turkey (recommended ok-for-UK) about 3-4 years ago and it is doing its first proper attempt at a crop this year, if I haven't killed it. You won't have. Figs are very drought-resistant. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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This years fruit performance.
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Martin Brown wrote: On 26/07/2012 09:36, wrote: In article , wrote: Kate Morgan wrote: Never tried figs, always thought that they were too tricky ! We bought a Brown Turkey (recommended ok-for-UK) about 3-4 years ago and it is doing its first proper attempt at a crop this year, if I haven't killed it. You won't have. Figs are very drought-resistant. Mine died in the cold snap end of 2010 along with all my bamboos. That's unusual, unless it was in a pot that froze or your soil is poorly drained. Our fig got hit hard by the frost this year, but regrew from old wood; if they hit hit harder, they will usually regrow from the base. Figs aren't tricky to grow if you can provide them with good drainage - but they are definitely tricky to get a decent crop from. And only a few people will manage to get two crops a year in the UK. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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So it will almost certainly regenerate, even if it loses all its leaves. On the other hand, mine dropped a lot of fruit last year after a dry spell, so I've now learnt that mine needs a bucket or two of water chucked at it if we've had a couple of weeks of sunshine. Not something that's easy to envisage at the moment. |
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I don't do anything with my Brown Turkey, apart from cutting back branches in the winter if they're in the way of the path or the dustbins, and making sure it doesn't get too dehydrated in long sunny spells. Brown Turkey fresh from the tree are lovely - much richer in flavour than the blue figs that you can buy fresh in the supermarkets. |
This years fruit performance.
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writes I don't know if it can be blamed on the weather but here's my report: Pear trees (2): Hardly any pears Plum trees (3): Hardly any plums Apples: Doing okay Red currants: Much reduced crop Strawberries: Disappointing, down by a half. Slugs: bumper crop! Anybody else experiencing similar? mark Frost related: Walnuts - none (but kept its leaves unlike two years ago); Plums, Damsons - none; Sloes, Apples, pears - poor (variably so depending on where they are and when they flowered); wet related: Red currants - average to good; raspberries - very good; blueberries - looking good; strawberries - surprising (ours are quite early, usually at their best the week before Wimbledon. When we first went to pick there was only rotten or unripe berries but the weather was patchy and by picking just before each shower we did better than expected still below average but some jam was made.) slugs thriving, bring back the hedgehog. In Hampshire, west of petersfield, but still in the Weald. -- Ellis Morgan |
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