tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post8349875603310703441..comments2024-03-29T13:47:52.160+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Jonagold; verdict.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69510107806093652312017-09-01T09:39:19.108+01:002017-09-01T09:39:19.108+01:00about to plant a Gala. We can compare notes next y...about to plant a Gala. We can compare notes next year.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650725159013368925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-85791331513702762042017-09-01T04:45:26.185+01:002017-09-01T04:45:26.185+01:00Yes, I shall definitely try to find one. Alternati...Yes, I shall definitely try to find one. Alternatively, I shall order one from 'the net'. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15068262628467337552017-09-01T04:44:04.636+01:002017-09-01T04:44:04.636+01:00About 20 so far here. I shall possibly plant anoth...About 20 so far here. I shall possibly plant another two this winter.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48535236580790606962017-09-01T04:42:38.904+01:002017-09-01T04:42:38.904+01:00I'm sure you would if they were lined up in fr...I'm sure you would if they were lined up in front of you.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42473697584718056782017-09-01T04:41:57.027+01:002017-09-01T04:41:57.027+01:00I did have a Cox here, but it succumbed to Honey F...I did have a Cox here, but it succumbed to Honey Fungus. My neighbours also had one which they pulled up in order to make a car park. I still think they're the best there is.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16434668626708310212017-09-01T00:47:46.138+01:002017-09-01T00:47:46.138+01:00My vote goes to Pink Lady apples. Best by far. Hop...My vote goes to Pink Lady apples. Best by far. Hope you manage to find one for your orchard.Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78821957714660542862017-08-31T23:07:51.496+01:002017-08-31T23:07:51.496+01:00How many fruit trees have you planted? Quite a few...How many fruit trees have you planted? Quite a few if memory has it.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3880850676348697672017-08-31T21:33:02.596+01:002017-08-31T21:33:02.596+01:00I wouldn't know one apple from another.I wouldn't know one apple from another.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2200239457388610792017-08-31T20:27:44.899+01:002017-08-31T20:27:44.899+01:00When I was a child we had an Ellison's Orange ...When I was a child we had an Ellison's Orange Pippin in our garden - they tasted very similar to Cox;s. I find a lot of today's apples quite tasteless but am not sure how much of this is my fading taste buds.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18711717069814882322017-08-31T14:46:57.684+01:002017-08-31T14:46:57.684+01:00Just the same here!Just the same here!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72054071066767527562017-08-31T13:25:47.800+01:002017-08-31T13:25:47.800+01:00Yes, I believe it's a very nasty gas too. Wher...Yes, I believe it's a very nasty gas too. Where I was born in Surrey there was a huge Apple 'warehouse', as well as a Ffyfes Banana ripening place. I expect they both used those nasty gasses.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-569412773995805552017-08-31T13:21:27.640+01:002017-08-31T13:21:27.640+01:00I remember Ida reds; very nice. We don't see t...I remember Ida reds; very nice. We don't see them here; unless they're sold under a different name. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64500950928188356162017-08-31T13:18:55.679+01:002017-08-31T13:18:55.679+01:00Pink Lady (or Pink Kiss) is the one I shall try to...Pink Lady (or Pink Kiss) is the one I shall try to buy this winter. They have a really beautiful flavour.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29722683916431400412017-08-31T13:17:51.412+01:002017-08-31T13:17:51.412+01:00Maybe there should be an Apple called Mr Jacquelin...Maybe there should be an Apple called Mr Jacqueline's Delight.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15228234608287036052017-08-31T13:04:14.715+01:002017-08-31T13:04:14.715+01:00We have a lot of apple orchards here. I like Ida r...We have a lot of apple orchards here. I like Ida reds and honey crisps. The plain old Mac is still pretty good as well. We generally pick are own at the farms. <br />Jane Karwathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873112386908974146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34153927091388303182017-08-31T12:52:36.598+01:002017-08-31T12:52:36.598+01:00The answer to that, Cro, is that they are stored i...The answer to that, Cro, is that they are stored in massive warehouses in inert gas and then transported across the world. In order to keep them available all year round even British growers probably do the same. At the end of the old season one could buy stored apples for next to nothing in New Zealand. The only thing they were really any good for was cooking. Ironically, though surrounded by orchards as I was in Hawkes Bay in general and The Cottage in particular, I hardly ever eat apples.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15951547283725696772017-08-31T12:47:35.874+01:002017-08-31T12:47:35.874+01:00Apples are grown in Ceres in the Cape and the best...Apples are grown in Ceres in the Cape and the best are exported. I love Golden Delicious and Pink Lady. Your apple looks good but I also wonder how long it will last...Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666316882168582862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70818119801883236702017-08-31T12:11:34.958+01:002017-08-31T12:11:34.958+01:00Jazz are nice but I don't know if they would l...Jazz are nice but I don't know if they would live up to your high expectations !!! I guess it's like everything ..... you search until you find perfection ! ... just like my husband finding me !!!!!!!!!!!! Haha !!! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48250815132751491152017-08-31T10:34:17.660+01:002017-08-31T10:34:17.660+01:00I have to say our cookers have been falling and ha...I have to say our cookers have been falling and had to be picked very early. I suspect we have not had enough rain.<br /> Frugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70740968580186785402017-08-31T10:32:40.620+01:002017-08-31T10:32:40.620+01:00I used to have a neighbour who said he'd never...I used to have a neighbour who said he'd never eat an apple if it didn't have a worm living inside. It's a sure sign that an apple hasn't been sprayed with poisons, but I thought he was a tad extreme.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87551905861841018812017-08-31T10:31:13.348+01:002017-08-31T10:31:13.348+01:00What do commercial growers do to their fruit and v...What do commercial growers do to their fruit and veg'? They can manage to make anything taste 'tasteless'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52893282527340182112017-08-31T10:13:35.651+01:002017-08-31T10:13:35.651+01:00You can tell if an apple is any good by quartering...You can tell if an apple is any good by quartering it and leaving the pieces to turn brown. The quicker they turn brown the more natural. The apple that stays white is a fraud. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32823525935461572982017-08-31T10:06:58.329+01:002017-08-31T10:06:58.329+01:00Royal Gala are my favourite but it is hard to find...Royal Gala are my favourite but it is hard to find really nice ones. Our commercially grown apples are usually rubbish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63188870328783054882017-08-31T09:04:35.852+01:002017-08-31T09:04:35.852+01:00I love Russets too; they do occasionally appear he...I love Russets too; they do occasionally appear here. I think it's the colour that puts people off.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41908566122262306602017-08-31T08:56:06.886+01:002017-08-31T08:56:06.886+01:00Tom's preference are Russets, he is an apple p...Tom's preference are Russets, he is an apple person I am not.<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.com