My Ayers has set wonderfully this year-not too heavily, but plenty. The insects seem to prefer the plums in the early season, and apples in the later, so most of the fruit is very clean despite no insecticide. Very fireblight resistant. The only issue is the squirrels or raccoons, who have decided that they are ripe enough to start sampling. I’m trying the baffles as described here by @alan and others, but unfortunately my first scaffolds start at about 3 feet instead of four. Perhaps some major dormant season pruning is needed. In any case, all of this leads me to ask, when is too early to pick, if I plan on ripening in the fridge?
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