Tony thanks for posting these two varieties harvest window. I was wondering when Shinko ripens in zone5. My dripping honey starts drop off the tree when shake the branch a little
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Out of nowhere musk melon patch been picking these. Did not plant them but might have thrown out store bought melons seeds.
One is huge, maybe not to the melon growers here.Hope it still pumping in sugars.
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Those are beautiful!!!
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Maxie pear
Dobriy Krestyanin (very old htf russian variety)
Green Star (too early to pick, but this one fell off unfortunately)
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I made a video comparing a few varieties of pluerries and pluots. It’s kinda long, but I do compare the brix at the end.
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The Good. The BAD. And the UGLY.
I posted some beautiful pomegranates. Now it’s time for the nasty ones.
We pulled off more than a few that started to show ROT symptoms this week, after all the rain we had last week. Here is one I was really looking forward to . . . Agat.
I hated to pull it. But, when I cut it in half to see the damage - low and behold - the damage had not progressed as in some of the others. AND . . . it is ripe!
The description of the variety states “Low growing variety developed to withstand heavy snow and cold. Medium-large fruit have very soft seeds and a sweet-tart taste when ripe.”
And it is all those things. I never expected such a light colored fruit for Agat.
So far Purple Heart, Nikitski Ranni, Sogdiana and a couple others remain disease free.
Hope it lasts. We figure we have about another month to go before most are ripe enough to pick. We have so few on most of the trees - that we are hesitant to pick ‘samples’ to see if they are ripening. It sure is a lot of fun when we find the ones that are!
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Starking Delicious. I’ve never had the chance to try them this late, usually squirrels take care of them by now. These were meaty, not too sweet. Very beautiful!
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1 Shenandoah pawpaw between 2 Wabash. They are pretty much all starting to soften. The fragrance on Wabash is particularly strong even when not fully ripe on the tree.
Here’s the smallest Wabash cut open. It was meaty, fragrant, but not too sweet.
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Now I know my Shenandoah should be ripen in two weeks after yours.
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Candy heart pluerries and Rio Oso Gem peaches. The candy heart sure do get super sweet and dark. They are very good. The Rio Oso Gem peaches are huge. Will leave on the counter to ripen a few days, can’t wait!
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One Yoinash dropped off the tree, .likely due to the wind during the storm. Not bad, very crispy and juicy. The seeds are dark brown, very close to full ripe stage. Also picked some fresh jujube.
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Wow! I’d be pretty happy!
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What variety are those jujubes?
Lang. It is a easy grow and very reliable producer here although it’s flavor is nothing remarkable. But better than none. All my jujube set fruits well this year except the GA866. How do your jujubes perform this year? Do they come back nicely after the winter damage?
My keifers are still quite hard and green. What is your zone? I’m in 6A/B.
This will be my first taste of this pear. I don’t really have my hopes set too high based on all that I’ve heard. But they do seem very hardy and low maintenance.
Is Yoinashi one that’s above average in taste? It’s recommended for my area, but I don’t have it yet.
I like it. It’s super juicy, crispy, refreshing with fragrance. It easy grows, sets fruits well. Let me know if you want scion for grafting
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