Thursday morning wasn’t too good. It was dull and cool but it was a little better in the afternoon.
As the afternoon wasn’t too bad, I decided to pick the pears from the garden. It took about 2 minutes, in fact it took as long to photograph and weigh the pears as it did to harvest them.
This is it our completed pear harvest just two pears from 3 allotment trees and the tree in the garden. The two Conference pears weighed in at 341gms. How different it all appeared back in April when the trees were in flower and the fruits just setting.
Then came the summer that never was and the fruitlets never made into full grown fruits apart from the two which I’ve just harvested. Gardening can be a little bit disappointing at times but hopefully next year will be better. Isn’t it strange that we managed to grow more peaches than we did pears?
On a different note. Do you fancy helping out on a research project being undertaken at Sheffield University. If you keep any sort of records about your fruit and vegetable harvests you may be able to assist in their research. Have a look at their web site and see if you can help.
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Such a shame, but at least you don't have to share, there's one each.
ReplyDeleteI have the same sad harvest - about 8 Conference pears and no Winter Nelis at all... I think it was to do with the wet weather around pollination time - it stops the pollinators flying and therefore your fruitlets aren't fertilised. I shall be appreciating the few fruits I've managed to produce this year.
ReplyDeleteHi Jo
ReplyDeleteBut there is a little and large.
Hi SVG
I think your probably right. Our apples were pollinated a little better as they flowered a few weeks after the pears.
And guess who'll get the smaller one, Jo.
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