@Shibumi
Yes, thanks. I’ve had to scale back quite a bit though. As an alternative I’ve been posting photos on Instagram as fruit.gardener
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Glad to hear you’re doing well.
I think I’ll be stalking your photos in the past to see how you built your individual tree ‘cages’ to protect against larger animals.
Looks like a lot of work to make it sturdy and durable while still looking good.
I think the tree is mature enough to support all those fruits. FG I have got from growers in Yakima, WA were the size of a Roma tomato which was great for snacking as you walked past the box.
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Got home from work today and walked around the yard…
Of the 50 or so flavor grenade fruit I have in my tree, the only one with any blemish is this one.
I don’t see a penetration point, but I’m thinking I should remove it?
I don’t even know if it’s a bug.
That may be a bird peck.Also,I thin mine,to about 3-4 inches apart,so they are not touching each other.
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The way it looks I’d say you don’t need to remove any. Including the marked one. It will probably ripen OK.
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If it helps with harvest dates, I just bought some Flavor Finale pluots grown in Ramona, California (zone 9b, latitude 33.0414° N) on October 8, 2025.
Wow are they good. I wish I could grow this in Zone 4b.
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You might be able to grow them in a pot grafted to Nanking cherry as the rootstock. If you’ve got a slightly warmer spot you can stash the pot for the Winter anyway (how people handle fig trees in <z7a).