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.
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The tree will thanks for removing some weight.
Peaches always seem to ripen at the same time and you can never get round to eating them all.
Of course !!!
the same here with olives at the season.I don't pick them.
I took them from the ground, but I expect you're right.
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.
Peach Liberation!
Our rather silly Olive tree has no fruit this year. I was hoping to process them.
I'd rescue a few too. They look wonderful.
Alphie
Very juicy white Peaches; far too good to allow to rot on the ground.
I wold pick up as many as I could use also.
The Peaches are so beautiful. Will these be bottled ?
cheers, parsnip and badger
They look delicious. Do you think you might need to rescue some more?
I did bottle some small Peaches yesterday, but they were from one of our own trees. These ones were eaten for lunch.
If the owner doesn't come this weekend, I may have to rescue a few more. We'll see.
You could be in line for the International Society for Peach Rescue Award - ISPRA
As long as it's not the Peach Rescue Award Trophy (PRAT), I'm happy.
You know that if they were there to ask that they would say help yourself.
No-one likes waste, the owners included. They're nice people too.
I love peaches but they give me tum ache ! ( as do plums....stone fruits! )
of course!
People would rather buy than pick fruit off their own trees or forage wild...crazy
Oh dear, that sounds like a real nuisance. I know someone who loves Prawns, but can't eat them.
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!
It would be rude not to !!! I love peaches ..... I love all Summer fruits...... I love food !!! XXXX
You sound like me talking!
They do look delicious
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.
They were. Soft and juicy; just how they should be.
I don't like to take too many, but they'd only go to waste otherwise.
You are a good, kind man, Cro. Save the peaches from rot is a wonderful cause.
I'll have a badge made!
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
This is just a private tree; no sprays. It always fruits really well.
Mrs G is always rescuing apples. She tells me off for looking the other way ;--)
Scrumping is a way of life.
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.
Free is always best. Our own trees have been OK, but nothing to compare with this one.
I would love the name of a peach that isn't prone to curly-leaf... if you find it out?
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.
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
It is every second year i think.Here to not many as last year.
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.
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.
I might pass by the tree this morning, and I might just return home with a few more!
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