And now the later fruits of summer begin...the pears & plums and the first of the apples.
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We got a grand total of 1 pear this year, although we've just trimmed the tree back which apparently might help. Last year I bought a dehydrator off Craigslist and had dried pears in my oatmeal all winter and spring.
ReplyDeleteI "inherited" a dehydrator from a neighbor I had once who had kept one in a box for 20 years and never used it - crazy! It's going ot be a sad year for apples here. Sorry to hear about your pears.
ReplyDeleteI think there must be some kind of trick to it, because the one branch that overhangs the neighbour's yard had 5 or 6 good pears on it. Maybe you have to shake the blossoms or something to help with pollination (I've heard that this helps with tomatoes).
ReplyDeletecath, that, I believe is a wives tale..but the trick is the temperature and the branch overhanging the yard probably had some extra protection from the fence to create a little micro-climate. Shaking the blossoms with tomatoes is only necessary if you grow them inside where there is no wind (however and interested cat or a dog tail serves just as well :) ).
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