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Title: The apples have been thinned
Post by: ACE on August 10, 2019, 22:31:55
75mph winds roaring through the garden but there are still plenty of apples and pears on the trees. I have not been to the allotment yet but as it came from the south the copse would have tamed the wind a bit before it got to my plot. Fingers crossed. I was on a bus that the doors got blown in and I am sure went over on two wheels at one time and e had to wait  while trees were removed from the roads.
Title: Re: The apples have been thinned
Post by: BarriedaleNick on August 11, 2019, 10:53:33
I popped down to the plot yesterday as we needed some veg for a BBQ in the evening.
Climbing beans ain't climbing anymore! Sweetcorn at 45 degrees and a few flattened toms.  Have to go visit later today as it was a waste of time trying to stand everything up in the wind..
Picked two buckets of apples off the garden lawn!
Title: Re: The apples have been thinned
Post by: ACE on August 11, 2019, 12:24:04
Apart from the brassica net being blown about everything seems alright. The re-bar bean structure stood up well but they do look a bit wind burnt.
Title: Re: The apples have been thinned
Post by: hippydave on August 11, 2019, 15:16:54
My beans were on the deck this morning but are back up now and like Ace my apples have been thinned, not june drop but the August fling.
Title: Re: The apples have been thinned
Post by: ACE on August 12, 2019, 16:26:48
The met office has just issued a tornado warning for the Isle of Wight.  Fingers crossed they are wrong.
Title: Re: The apples have been thinned
Post by: Obelixx on August 12, 2019, 16:55:29
I hope they're wrong.  Tornadoes ripped thru the Netherlands and Luxembourg at the weekend.  Not pretty.
Title: Re: The apples have been thinned
Post by: ACE on August 13, 2019, 08:03:11
Didn't happen, what next, a plague of frogs?
Title: Re: The apples have been thinned
Post by: saddad on August 14, 2019, 11:18:52
Went down to find one of my old apples (Emneth) has thrown a branch under the weight of fruit. As it is an early cooker I'll collect the fruit tomorrow, when it might stop raining... and start preping apple pies for the freezer...
Title: Re: The apples have been thinned
Post by: pumkinlover on August 15, 2019, 07:47:49
Very small apples which come off can be made into a puree for the pectin. I freeze them in ice cube  blocks then pop a couple into jams.
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