The wires for my cordon apple trees has provided a great support for them and they look great growing up with the squashes hanging under them.
I've even been eating some apples this week from the same row of trees. These are George Cave, a lovely tasting early apple that's only really any good straight from the tree.
Anyone else started eating they're apples yet this year?
I'm sorry I haven't really been on anyone's blog the last week or so. I've been so busy with work, cutting hay, harvesting produce and having fun with the kids that time just seems to disappear!
There will be very few apples here this year, as mine were dug up last autumn and containerised to move, they wont get put out until late summer early autumn.
ReplyDeleteThere is an old apple tree in the garden, no idea what it is that has a few on it.
What type of squash have you grown this year, I have a few squash coming along in containters, they are the spagettie squash.
Ah, but I'm sure you'll have plenty in the future! I've grown loads of different types but the one climbing up the trellis seems to have loads on it so I'll be growing that one again - just need to find where I wrote down what type!
DeleteNo apples here yet. Waiting for the Sunsets as they are usually first to be ready, but not before late August/September.
ReplyDeleteQuite a few squashes and marrows growing here, some ready some MONTHS off. What type are yours?
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I love a good early apple. nothing beats that first one off the tree! I'll have to look into what type of squash they are!
DeleteMy squash if way behind yours, mine just barely have flowers. And my pears are far from ripe. evidence here
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Mine seem to have gone crazy this year. It think its a good year for them.
DeleteThose apples would win at our flower show
ReplyDeleteThey are [perfect specimens! One year soon I'm going to enter some village shows!
DeleteNo apples here, the Braeburn that was already here, blossomed then all the flowers fell off. The 'malus domesticus' (really) bought from Lidl last year has not had any blossom at all and the Bramley bought this year (finally starting to pick up), had flowers on but, I took them off because the tree needed to put down good roots as most of the roots came away with the tight plastic wrapping on it.Looking a lot better now and will Summer prune when rain is next due.
ReplyDeleteMy squashes have only just put out flowers and just this week seem to have put a spurt on. I think everything that hasn't bolted with the heat will just be late this year. I only have tomatoes, still green, growing in a pair of size 9 wellies, they are 'Tumbler'. The other tomatoes are catching up, lots of flowers opening.
Best to loose fruit the first year to have more in the future. I think that becuase we're in a bit of a wet spot here it has helped and with all the heat everything is growing like crazy!
DeleteI'm thinking of growing courgetts upwards next year, but i wonder if they will get too heavy.
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The squash seem to do fine and cucumbers do well like it. I think your be fine. If I was you I'd try one that way and another just normally so if it goes wrong you're not without courgettes!
DeleteWow, those apples look good enough to eat! No apples here either, but plenty of plums. I am a bit slow about getting round to visit you all as well. Busy time of year, that's the problem!
ReplyDeleteThe apples are good but no plums this year. Hopefully every year we should get more and more now.
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