Thursday 6 September 2018

A terrible, terrible, waste.



There's waste, and waste. I can happily walk past a pile of half rotten windfall Bramleys, but walking past my absent neighbour's groaning Peach tree is altogether another matter.


The ground is becoming thick with fallen fruit, so what should a caring neighbour do?


Rescue a few, of course.



43 comments:

  1. The tree will thanks for removing some weight.

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    1. I took them from the ground, but I expect you're right.

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  2. Peaches always seem to ripen at the same time and you can never get round to eating them all.

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    1. I expect the owner will be here at the weekend, to take the rest. A huge crop again this year; I wish I knew the name of the variety, it never suffers from Leaf Curl.

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  3. the same here with olives at the season.I don't pick them.

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    1. Our rather silly Olive tree has no fruit this year. I was hoping to process them.

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    2. It is every second year i think.Here to not many as last year.

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  4. I'd rescue a few too. They look wonderful.
    Alphie

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    1. Very juicy white Peaches; far too good to allow to rot on the ground.

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  5. I wold pick up as many as I could use also.
    The Peaches are so beautiful. Will these be bottled ?

    cheers, parsnip and badger

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    1. I did bottle some small Peaches yesterday, but they were from one of our own trees. These ones were eaten for lunch.

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  6. They look delicious. Do you think you might need to rescue some more?

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    1. If the owner doesn't come this weekend, I may have to rescue a few more. We'll see.

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  7. You could be in line for the International Society for Peach Rescue Award - ISPRA

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    1. As long as it's not the Peach Rescue Award Trophy (PRAT), I'm happy.

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    2. Mrs G is always rescuing apples. She tells me off for looking the other way ;--)

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  8. You know that if they were there to ask that they would say help yourself.

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    1. No-one likes waste, the owners included. They're nice people too.

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  9. I love peaches but they give me tum ache ! ( as do plums....stone fruits! )

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    1. Oh dear, that sounds like a real nuisance. I know someone who loves Prawns, but can't eat them.

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  10. of course!
    People would rather buy than pick fruit off their own trees or forage wild...crazy

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    1. Many 'town folk' like to buy things that look as if they come from a factory rather than a tree or the soil. I know some!

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  11. It would be rude not to !!! I love peaches ..... I love all Summer fruits...... I love food !!! XXXX

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    1. They were. Soft and juicy; just how they should be.

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  13. During the peach and nectarine season here in the UK I become totally addicted - it is nearing its end - would that I lived near that tree.

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    1. I don't like to take too many, but they'd only go to waste otherwise.

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  14. You are a good, kind man, Cro. Save the peaches from rot is a wonderful cause.

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  15. I would not be able to resist a fresh peach. Some of the ones we get here have been refrigerated, so they don't ripen properly and become mush all at once. Do local people there spray their trees to prevent insect problems? -Jenn

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    1. This is just a private tree; no sprays. It always fruits really well.

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  16. We are having a very good peach season here. I have them for breakfast while they are in season. I use them in a salsa I make every year too.
    I would love to come across your neighbour's tree. I easily could manage a modest five finger discount.

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    1. Free is always best. Our own trees have been OK, but nothing to compare with this one.

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  17. I would love the name of a peach that isn't prone to curly-leaf... if you find it out?

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    1. Me too Kate. It's always healthy, and never fails to give huge amounts of fruit. I must ask the current owner; maybe she was given the name.

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  18. Pick the whole lot! If you can't use them a food bank will. In our neck of the woods 1. the wildlife officer would be after the owner as fallen fruit attracts bears. 2. if you can't pick your own fruit an organised gleaner group will come at your request and pick for a share of the crop. Never commented before but often read.

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    1. Hi Susan. The area where I live is known as 'The land of plenty'. There is so much fruit around at the moment, and people hardly bother to gather it. There is a huge Pear tree just by our house and the ground is covered with fallen Pears. There are Figs everywhere too. Deer occasionally eat a few bits, but otherwise it all rots. Everyone simply has too much.

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  19. Thanks for the share. This made us smile thinking about you getting those delicious peaches before they fall and rot into the ground. Those peaches have your name on them. Have a wonderful day.
    World of Animals

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    1. I might pass by the tree this morning, and I might just return home with a few more!

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