Yesterday I was picking Shinseiki pears and noticed that I had a nearby euro pear that looked ripe compared to all of my other euros. I only had two of them on a limb that was obviously a graft. They came off easily and we’re obviously ahead of all the other euros I’m growing. Unfortunately it had no graft tag and now I’m wondering what euro looks like this that ripens this early. I cut them up and sampled with my kids. Truthfully it was very delicious and much better than the Shinseiki I’m overloaded with right now.
The pear had no scarring, injury, or pest marks. It was slightly soft to the touch but still pretty firm. It had a smooth melting texture and was very flavorful especially compared to the Asians.
Anyone have an idea what this could be? I’ve grafter many pears over the years but I’ve gone 5 years or so without any production so some tags must’ve disappeared. ACNs pear charts do not list anything this early that I have knowingly grafted.
Only about 2% of this is my fruit, but all the okra talk with @TNHunter got me hankering to pickle some okra. So I went to the farm stand @kakasamo tipped me off to and picked up some okra. Only filled four jars The okra wasn’t that good looking, but it worked. I was supposed to go to my friends place yesterday and harvest her okra, but the garden master (friends spouse) said the okra wasn’t ready. I was tempted to argue bc I wanted baby okra, but when the farmer says you can’t have her okra today, you listen.
I had some for supper a couple times this week… oven baked… very good.
Now I have 3 double rows of okra… when they all start producing… I will be filling some jars too… and I have 2 double rows of green beans (bush)… coming on now… okra and green beans… some good keto food. I hope to can and freeze a lot this fall.
Why don’t you use the search function to search your messages from 4-7 years ago for the word “pear” and check which pear varieties you got scions of from other forum members. That should help you narrow down to a few possibilities.
Superior plum. This is its first year in the ground. I let it carry the fruit since it’s supposed to need a pollinator and none my other new plums bloomed at the same time and there are no other trees in line or sight. Color and shape seem right. I realize it probably should be redder; I decided it to pick it before the first rain we’re supposed to get in about a month tomorrow and before any tree varmints get it.
I should have toured more around our garden before posting. First ripe full size tomato (Japanese black trifele) plus a Seascape strawberry and some sun gold and sweet million cherry tomatoes
I think it’s Superior, just under ripe. At that stage, if you let it soften for several days, it should get fair flavor. It will be kind of sweet on the inside but the skin will probably stay bitter. Next year when you let it ripen more, they will be much better.
First ever harvest of red haven peaches! Only picked half of them, the tree still has another 50 or so on there. July albertas are still a few weeks behind.
Great idea but I didn’t have much luck. I used to post a lot more than I do now and the shear number of posts are overwhelming. Haha
I did however go to my computer and read through my scion trading spreadsheet that I used when I sent or received wood from other forum members. I founded that I grafted 6 varieties of euros back in 2016 and 2017. Ayers, Orient, Moonglow, Potomac, Seckel, and Harrow Delight. The only one of those I know fruited this year for sure is Seckel which I have a pretty good crop of this year. I also have a loaded Kiefer tree but it’s easily identifiable. Now to do a little googling.
Edit:. After researching those pears I believe it’s Harrow Delight. It’s an early ripening variety and shares the same shape. However mind didnt have any red blush. But it might explain why it tasted so good.
It’s not the easiest to see in the picture, the bottom where it’s been ripening first is definitely red with the yellow spots Superior is supposed to have. I came home from a two day trip to find our only apricot on the ground full of ants so I may have been a little over anxious at not having the same thing happen with this one
Not understanding the yellow spots, my superior tree is about 9 years old but I have never seen the yellow spot on the fruits.
Here is the fruit is supposed to look like:
From what I had read about superior plums I though the yellow spots you can see in your second picture were supposed to still be there when they were fully ripe. Noob mistake.
The okra wasn’t that good looking, but it worked. I was supposed to go to my friends place yesterday and harvest her okra, but the garden master (friends spouse) said the okra wasn’t ready. I was tempted to argue bc I wanted baby okra, but when the farmer says you can’t have her okra today, you listen. 
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