Wednesday, August 2, 2023

A Heavy Apple Crop 2023

 I should have thinned these long ago!  My Bad!  Branches are near breaking and there is no more room, literally, for apples to grow! Will figure out what I can do with unripe apples.  

While many people had bumper crops of cherries around here,  in June this year, for the first time in a long while, we only had one cherry.  I guess our apples decided to make up for that? 

Still struggling with getting the raspberries to grow.  I had one survive from last year of the three I planted.  So I bought two more, and planted them, and one of those is trying to hang in there while the other from last year is still doing its thing.  I don't know how long I need to wait for the berries to actually produce. I guess I should read up on that. So, I guess I will be planting again next year, in hopes that I can have three plants, eventually. The biggest issue are the moles.  Ugh! 

Blackberries, on the other hand, have certainly thrived this year.  I did bake a fresh blackberry pie today. The fruits of my picking labor, I guess. 

Too Heavy Apple Branches
More Too Heavy Apple Branches
These Apples Trees Over Did It
Wild Blackberries are Heavy too!
Use that Fruit for Something Good