tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post5933555024608660155..comments2024-03-29T05:26:30.522+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Jonagold.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48959309877954132692018-09-10T04:30:17.205+01:002018-09-10T04:30:17.205+01:00We can buy Braeburns here, but they are nothing li...We can buy Braeburns here, but they are nothing like the ones you buy in the UK. Golden Delicious are strange fruits; often they are sweetly flavourless, but if home grown, completely different.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62619227204614156322018-09-09T20:31:40.728+01:002018-09-09T20:31:40.728+01:00We occasionally see Jonagold here but they don'...We occasionally see Jonagold here but they don't travel all that well and have often lost their flavour. That is definitely true of Golden Delicious too.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69596089915650803352018-09-09T16:38:59.280+01:002018-09-09T16:38:59.280+01:00Apples certainly prefer a cooler climate; the UK i...Apples certainly prefer a cooler climate; the UK is perfect. The UK is also a huge producer of Cider.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48459152101858562862018-09-09T15:53:02.158+01:002018-09-09T15:53:02.158+01:00A friend of my husband's brought us a bag of g...A friend of my husband's brought us a bag of golden colored apples from his orchard in the North Carolina mountains one time, and they were wonderful...nothing like the Golden Delicious you find in grocery stores. <br /><br />I envy those of you who can grow apples. It's far too hot here for them. Yours look great....and a small harvest is better than no harvest at all!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60107732180029490692018-09-09T13:43:53.328+01:002018-09-09T13:43:53.328+01:00Most of the French Apples are tasteless. Most of the French Apples are tasteless. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16671198101435232242018-09-09T13:42:29.914+01:002018-09-09T13:42:29.914+01:00Yes, yes, I am. I admit it.Yes, yes, I am. I admit it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63812414469385497022018-09-09T12:07:00.337+01:002018-09-09T12:07:00.337+01:00We have many apple orchards close by and it seems ...We have many apple orchards close by and it seems it is a good year. I bought Gala and Ida red's this week.Jane Karwathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873112386908974146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66150884308780049162018-09-09T11:51:27.765+01:002018-09-09T11:51:27.765+01:00There's that ring again. Come on, admit it - y...There's that ring again. Come on, admit it - you are a closet Christian aren't you?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67316452622172069592018-09-09T09:59:08.323+01:002018-09-09T09:59:08.323+01:00Apples and Plums do best in Blighty. Plant a Victo...Apples and Plums do best in Blighty. Plant a Victoria Plum (if there isn't already one). I miss them here.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11545069452931576232018-09-09T09:57:40.891+01:002018-09-09T09:57:40.891+01:00I think they've ripened better this year. They...I think they've ripened better this year. They are much better than last year's crop.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28007507834316188352018-09-09T09:33:41.327+01:002018-09-09T09:33:41.327+01:00Our new place will have apple trees but sadly no c...Our new place will have apple trees but sadly no cherry or peach.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25666717171794222642018-09-09T08:58:25.007+01:002018-09-09T08:58:25.007+01:00I see you only gave this fruit a 6/10 at last year...I see you only gave this fruit a 6/10 at last year's tasting. Have they improved this year? It is a massive fruit!Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9466170061112388892018-09-09T08:37:51.622+01:002018-09-09T08:37:51.622+01:00Pears usually do well in hotter climes; Apples lik...Pears usually do well in hotter climes; Apples like cooler weather. The Pears here are delicious; the Apples usually are not.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62275257649959047382018-09-09T08:06:29.435+01:002018-09-09T08:06:29.435+01:00A really flavourful apple, or any other fruit, is ...A really flavourful apple, or any other fruit, is hard to come by unless you grow your own. Those look delicious.<br />We get given bags of fruit but I dont think we have ever received apples. Our own pears and apples did not do well but I see our neighbour up the road has huge pears. I hope we get a few.local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46373658602080695792018-09-09T06:54:17.477+01:002018-09-09T06:54:17.477+01:00You're right. There's nothing worse than s...You're right. There's nothing worse than seeing them all rot in their boxes, one after the other.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46815475860723219802018-09-09T06:53:29.599+01:002018-09-09T06:53:29.599+01:00I've always been told that home grown Golden D...I've always been told that home grown Golden Delicious are totally different to commercial grown. We'll see!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19675459663370261192018-09-09T06:42:06.777+01:002018-09-09T06:42:06.777+01:00I harvested 4 baskets of apples yeserday as the cr...I harvested 4 baskets of apples yeserday as the crop was heavy and the branch bent almost to the ground. I was pleased my apples were all different shapes and sizes and different shades of red and green, quite natural looking in fact, definitely not regimented EU shop apples. :-) Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37506233604541020692018-09-09T06:40:59.675+01:002018-09-09T06:40:59.675+01:00It has its compensations, a poor apple harvest, yo...It has its compensations, a poor apple harvest, you won't have to worry about how to store them because there won't be any to store. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7199266622525316692018-09-09T06:38:39.402+01:002018-09-09T06:38:39.402+01:00I don't doubt your golden delicious will be m...I don't doubt your golden delicious will be much tastier than monoculture supermarket golden delicious which are all the same size but definitely not golden and not delicious. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23600618649251161782018-09-09T05:34:34.446+01:002018-09-09T05:34:34.446+01:00They're amazingly BIG, in fact I think they...They're amazingly BIG, in fact I think they're the biggest I've ever seen.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86798596415512186652018-09-09T05:33:59.131+01:002018-09-09T05:33:59.131+01:00I've not heard of it; I'll have a look, th...I've not heard of it; I'll have a look, thanks.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45986375520063288492018-09-09T05:30:42.927+01:002018-09-09T05:30:42.927+01:00Nice looking apples.Nice looking apples.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53161844390926655442018-09-09T04:53:10.801+01:002018-09-09T04:53:10.801+01:00How about a Gravenstein? Makes delicious pies.How about a Gravenstein? Makes delicious pies.Gail, northern Californiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05606476543639979603noreply@blogger.com