Here are some of the glorious little things. I've included the flower of crimson clover, just to show that there are the other non-fruit tree flowers out as well.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Bloomin' 'ek!
My orchard's filled with blossom; apple, pear, quince and cherry (plums are finished and nashi yet to open). We are photographing each variety of apple to record when they flower and what the flower is like - there is a surprising difference between a Merton's Russet and a Kentish Fillbasket blossom!
Here are some of the glorious little things. I've included the flower of crimson clover, just to show that there are the other non-fruit tree flowers out as well.
Here are some of the glorious little things. I've included the flower of crimson clover, just to show that there are the other non-fruit tree flowers out as well.
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Some of the best blossom we have had in years. Little wind has been a huge help.
Fiddling with the rain chart this morning.
Average October rainfall in the sixties was 2.9 inches.
In the last decade it is a tad under 5 inches - is that a sign of global warming or is it just climate change?
I'll rely on your very wise assessment of the situation, Fred. If you say it's climate change, I'll accept that :-)
Yes, the fruit-set looks to be extraordinary this season - I've never seen such a set of berries on the gooseberries, black, red and white currants and the plums. I expect the apple crop to be remarkable, as it was last year. providing there are no hail storms on the horizon (or rather, overhead).
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