There is a phrase about how you should get your enemy's to thin your fruit.
But mine are busy, so I have to do my own.
It's been interesting this year seeing a new area become heavily fruitful for the first time. When I used to graft a few apple trees (something I need to get back into) I put some trees down in the coppice.
This year they've cropped really well. In fact they've cropped just too well. I waited for the June drop, but it just never happened, so last week I took to knocking some fruit off the trees. It always feels wrong, but I know it's for the greater good.
I love being able to have different areas for fruit growing, all with different microclimates and quirks. These seem to have faired much better this year with being a bit of open light and air, unlike the orchard which is tucked away a little bit.
Lovely to see these trees to start coming into their own. Hopefully this should help fill the pantry for winter if they get to ripen.
Who else as thinned fruit this year?
Unfortunately, squirrels thinned my fruit for me already. They were so good, there isn't a single apple left on any of my three trees. Eventually I hope my trees get big enough that the squirrels leave some after their thinning.
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