It's a bit of a mixed bag this year. We have hardly any eating Apples, only a few scabby Pears, and our Plums are almost non-existent; other than the Greengages.
However, we have Figs by the thousand, Grapes by the million, and our usual ridiculous crop of Quinces. We have plenty of Bramleys, our Peaches are doing well (above), and we have a reasonable crop of Jonagold Apples (below).
Our Cherries were a dead loss.
One has to be philosophical; there's always next year!
Looks good - I would love one of those peaches just now. We have lemons and mandarins in the garden at present. Earlier we had delicious guavas. In my fruit bowl I have Packham pears, various apples including my favourite Braeburn from the Growers' Market and bananas from the supermarket.
ReplyDeleteThe Braeburns you buy in the UK are superb, but not at all the same here. I wonder what they did to them?
Deletewith Braeburns, or any other variety its "horses for courses"..depends upon where they are grown...and how ripe when picked. Even Golden Delicious lives up to its name picked ripe off the tree
DeleteIt must be said that Apples prefer a cooler climate, and Pears a warmer one. I think I'll plant a GD this winter.
DeleteIt’s a feast or famine business sometimes with fruit. Having a nice wide variety means you’ll always have something delightful and in abundance each season and make it all worth the wait. Your choice bits look fab from here!
ReplyDeleteWe permanently seem to be waiting for 'next year'. I suppose we should be grateful for what we have.
DeleteYou are lucky to have figs, that is the only fruit that I really like.
ReplyDeleteI have about 6 trees, and they all produce masses of Figs. It's the one fruit (along with the Quinces) that never fails.
DeleteWhen we were further north we had several fig trees but the birds got the majority.
DeleteFigs are delicious with cheese.
ReplyDeleteGreetings Maria x
We have them in salads as well. I shall bottle some this year, in syrup and armagnac.
DeleteYou can’t beat a fresh fig and your peaches look luscious .... I bet they taste out of this world. The hit and miss of your crops is typical of growing fruit and veg ...... just think that, if everything cropped in abundance, you wouldn’t know what to do with it all 🍎🍐🍊🍒🍇🍏🍑🍆🍅 !!!!! XXXX
ReplyDeleteThat is very true; it's almost like that at the moment with my vegs, it's a job to keep up with it all.
DeleteThe wild cherries here have been fantastic this year..you probably had cold rain at the wrong time for pollination ?
ReplyDeleteThere were loads of flowers on everything, then it all comes to nothing. Very frustrating!
DeleteI think we're going to be eating apple compot later this year. It's looking quite good. There are lots of plums on the farmers markets.
ReplyDeleteWe have plenty of Bramley Apples, so I expect we'll be eating pies all winter.
DeleteIn the garden, you always win some and lose some.
ReplyDeleteIt's a bit like Golf; before you hit the ball you know exactly where it's going, once you've hit it it's anyone's guess!
DeleteThe only things you need are figs.
ReplyDeleteMan cannot live by Figs alone; unless you want an upset stomach.
DeleteI think every year you get a surprise with what is growing in the garden. The peaches look wonderful.
ReplyDeletecheers, parsnip
Unfortunately it's often a bad surprise. I'm looking forward to another 'year of plenty'.
DeleteHarvest here is in full swing as the crop is looking very poor Cro.
ReplyDeleteAs to Patty Pans - I grated mine raw on to a salad - couldn't really taste the but they gave the salad a bit of moisture.
I hadn't thought of eating them raw. When I was given them I was told I could BBQ them.... sounds a little odd.
DeleteThis post Makes me miss the smallholding where we had figs and apricots as well as all the usual things.
ReplyDeleteAs JG always says ......Ho Hum
I planted an Apricot tree about 3 years ago. It was doing very well, and had almost doubled its height. This year it suddenly died. I shan't bother with another one.
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