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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: johhnyco15 on April 11, 2017, 14:10:01
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my apricot and peach have a load of fruitlets this year hows yours doing in your part of the world
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My Cherry tree looks amazing - not sure I have ever seen as much blossom.
Some little pears and my new damson and sloe both have tiny fruits. All looking good this year..
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Loads of blossom here... hoping for a good set, but the gages and plums may have had a frosting... will know in a week or so..
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my apricot and peach have a load of fruitlets this year how's yours doing in your part of the world
What variety of peach are you growing? I have Avalon Pride into it's second year and while it had flowers both last year and this there has been no fruit set although I hand pollinated. The flowers didn't seem to open fully. I know some peach trees have really good flowers.
You said before your apricot is Alfred, a variety I shall be ordering in autumn. I have a Tomcot but it has only been planted a couple of months so I hope for fruit forming this time next year.
I do have a few almonds set so the hand pollination does work. :icon_cheers:
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my apricot and peach have a load of fruitlets this year how's yours doing in your part of the world
What variety of peach are you growing? I have Avalon Pride into it's second year and while it had flowers both last year and this there has been no fruit set although I hand pollinated. The flowers didn't seem to open fully. I know some peach trees have really good flowers.
You said before your apricot is Alfred, a variety I shall be ordering in autumn. I have a Tomcot but it has only been planted a couple of months so I hope for fruit forming this time next year.
I do have a few almonds set so the hand pollination does work. :icon_cheers:
my peaches came from lidl so have no idea what they are they have been under a plastic cover all winter just open at both ends to stop leaf curl which it has will do this next year as i think the extra protection fron the plastic as made sure of a good set you can just see the structure at the back of this pic hope this helps
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this is my cherry lets hope for a bountiful harvest
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and a cobra apple which is a cox/bramley cross
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my peaches came from lidl so have no idea what they are they have been under a plastic cover all winter just open at both ends to stop leaf curl which it has will do this next year as i think the extra protection from the plastic as made sure of a good set you can just see the structure at the back of this pic hope this helps
So it could be a European variety if it came from Lidl. I have seen some recommended euro varieties offered for sale from online fruit nurseries.
I chose Avalon Pride because it is supposed to be leaf curl resistant. From your description it could be it needs extra protection at flowering as well. I shall try this next spring. I'm coming to the conclusion that apricots may be a better prospect anyway. :happy7:
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my peaches came from lidl so have no idea what they are they have been under a plastic cover all winter just open at both ends to stop leaf curl which it has will do this next year as i think the extra protection from the plastic as made sure of a good set you can just see the structure at the back of this pic hope this helps
So it could be a European variety if it came from Lidl. I have seen some recommended euro varieties offered for sale from online fruit nurseries.
I chose Avalon Pride because it is supposed to be leaf curl resistant. From your description it could be it needs extra protection at flowering as well. I shall try this next spring. I'm coming to the conclusion that apricots may be a better prospect anyway. :happy7:
my anti leaf curl device 1A is the way to go its been up all winter thru storms hail and a little snow give it a try it worked for me
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lost my first onion to white rot this morning :BangHead: :BangHead: :BangHead: looks like my new plot is as bad as my old one
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Sorry to hear it Johnny.
Just as a point of interest ...when was that picture taken?
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Sorry to hear it Johnny.
Just as a point of interest ...when was that picture taken?
this morning
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Wow!
Like my potatoes my onions & shallots are not planted out yet, might do the shallots next week.
Add to that I have given up with over wintering types although I am experimenting with some some potato onions which I planted at the same time as my garlic and they seem to be doing well.
If the experiment is a success I might go this route next season.
This picture was taken a little over two weeks ago that's them at the bottom of the picture they are about twice that height now!
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/28th%20March%202017/IMG_5414_zps8x6zemky.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/28th%20March%202017/IMG_5414_zps8x6zemky.jpg.html)
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Wow!
Like my potatoes my onions & shallots are not planted out yet, might do the shallots next week.
Add to that I have given up with over wintering types although I am experimenting with some some potato onions which I planted at the same time as my garlic and they seem to be doing well.
If the experiment is a success I might go this route next season.
This picture was taken a little over two weeks ago that's them at the bottom of the picture they are about twice that height now!
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/28th%20March%202017/IMG_5414_zps8x6zemky.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/28th%20March%202017/IMG_5414_zps8x6zemky.jpg.html)
it been really mild here no rain just sun at least 4hrs on the bad days temp might dip a little the next two nights so put the fleece on my chillis and peppers in the green house im sure your will catch up they really put a spurt on after a few warm nights
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Be careful with anything non-hardy!
The temperature forecast charts are showing minus temperatures for overnight Monday and Tuesday
6am Tuesday
http://max.nwstatic.co.uk/gfsimages/gfs.20170415/00/78/ukmintemp.png
6am Wednesday
http://max.nwstatic.co.uk/gfsimages/gfs.20170415/00/102/ukmintemp.png
So have your fleece at the ready :(
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Be careful with anything non-hardy!
The temperature forecast charts are showing minus temperatures for overnight Monday and Tuesday
6am Tuesday
http://max.nwstatic.co.uk/gfsimages/gfs.20170415/00/78/ukmintemp.png
6am Wednesday
http://max.nwstatic.co.uk/gfsimages/gfs.20170415/00/102/ukmintemp.png
So have your fleece at the ready :(
indeed however we are forecast min 4 will still use the fleece. as we are just a mile from the sea it keeps the temp up just a little on the rest of the area and my plots are the most sheltered on the site in the green house this week the min has been 8 tuesday is the lowest forecast so will put on the fleece for good measure
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having a salad tonight so i thought id harvest some of this years spring onions the old fav white lisbon what do you think?
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Picked first radishes of the year today white lisbon salad onions wont be long I have been growing them in containers in the greenhouse
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Picked first radishes of the year today white lisbon salad onions wont be long I have been growing them in containers in the greenhouse
thats great news cudsey here in the soft south they were outside :sunny: :sunny: :sunny:
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having a salad tonight so i thought id harvest some of this years spring onions the old fav white lisbon what do you think?
They look very lush. :icon_cheers: My Welsh Onions this year are looking very good too. The weather must have done something right for them, because I know, I haven't. :happy7: