Spotted Wing Drosophila(Drosophila suzukii) was spotted on my place this summer and has caused problems with some of the fruits. I think it was already creating problems last year but I didn’t know what it was. There will be clouds of these fruit flies around some of the fruits, like the blackberries. I noticed some […]
Category Archives: Fruit
Summer of the Peaches
It has been many years since I’ve had a good peach crop. This summer everything aligned perfectly and the peach trees were loaded with fruit. I have been busy eating, drying, freezing, and canning the excess peaches. I juiced some of the peaches and created some peach nectar to drink, too. This was the first […]
German Giant
German Giant Tomatoes have worked good for preserving. The plants have produced big tomatoes and sometimes huge tomatoes that can get close to 2 lbs each.
Whitney Crabapple
I have had the Whitney Crabapple tree for awhile now. This was the first year it has produced fruit and was the earliest apple this year.
Ussurian Plum Fruit
My Ussurian Plum trees have been flowering for a few years now. This was the first year these plums fruited. The Ussurian Plum fruit is on the left side.
Cherry Fruit Difference
Evans Cherry and Balaton Cherry fruit are different in color. Evans Cherry is light red color with yellow inside and Balaton Cherry is a dark red color.
Sweetheart Apricot Fruit
The Sweetheart Apricot was planted around 10 years ago and this was the first year it produced fruit. It made up for lost time and produced over a 100 lbs this year. An added benefit is edible kernels inside the pits.
Fireblight
I noticed fireblight hit my orchard this year. Gala Apple was the most damaged. A lot of rainy, foggy, and misty days this Spring has helped fireblight to take hold.
Mulberry Heavy Fruit Production
The Mulberry trees have produced a lot of fruit this year. Here are a couple White Mulberry trees that appear white and red more than they appear green because of all the fruit in them.
Purple Raspberry
Royalty Purple Raspberry has been a productive raspberry for me. I continue to plant more of these for more production.