I had what I assume was a deer push/pull over a Trailman with it’s first crop of apples last night. It was a tree that I had removed the cement wire cage from in anticipation of putting on a 4’ hardware wire cylinder before fall. I didn’t get it done on time. I hope I can save it. I wrapped the break with parafilm, then the same vinyl tape I use for doing top works.
Those are nects!?!? Look like plums
Splint it well, and it should be fine
i had much worse breaks than that heal perfectly to the point you cant even see where it was. at least you dont have moose there. i got lucky, one pruned my new pear tree without doing any more damage.
Centennial crab, seeds starting to turn brown. Sweet, crisp, not much tannin at all. Fruit maybe 2/3 the size of a non-drought year. What is a bit odd to me is that I have apples that don’t normally get orange/red on them until late September/October start getting color a couple weeks ago, but the Centennial that usually has some red/orange by now has none. Just a weird year
Altai Mountains crab. The seeds are only slightly brown. Again, the fruit is at least a third smaller than last year. Last year I left on the tree until early September. That was too long, they got soft and mealy. I’d guess 2nd-3rd week of August would be the “peak” for them. Sweet, tart, with some tannin on the back end.
The dark red fruits are nectarines. They are mostly a white flesh with streaks of red. Very juicy, but because i didn’t thin enough and the fruit are on the small side. I’ve picked plenty of soft ones. The tree should have been cut back by at least half–oops. Also thinned heavily. I’ve picked off a 5 gallon bucket of small ones. Some brown rot has showed up but not bad–dry weather is helping.
Catbirds (family of 3) have now decided the grapes are ready to eat so now i’ve got to cover some of them. Its a Reliance.
centennial crabs look normal this year, maybe a little smaller and not as many. I really love the taste!
red raspberry nectarine. I’ve had to hack the tree back hard and still a lot of fruit hanging. Should have trimmed it this spring–oops. Whole tree is going anyways. Sweet, soft, very juicy but not really a nectarine taste–just very sweet. Bees are attacking them like crazy (wasps). Also the grape vine has been thinned daily by the catbirds.
It is shame not be able to recognize its merits. Sweet, soft, very juicy is good enough quality to keep! Better than the ones that produce sour fruits or no flavor. I would like to have a scion to graft on my tree.
Wasps are starting to do damages on my grapes too. I have to bag them in order to have possible harvest. Of course have to pass squirrels, pussoms, raccoon test
Wine grape chamboucin
Table grape Reliance
Very nice. Yes i bagged them last year and that sort of worked. Some of the bags fell off. Do you make wine or juice them or jam? My Reliance are just starting to turn purple.
Yes, I make wine out of the chamboucin. In the shade, they are still green. But those exposed to the sun, color up nicely. My Reliance most are still green but some start to turn the color. I have one more high P, K spray to do to help them gaining sugar level and color up.
I was reading that Illinois doesn’t have many peaches this year because of the late December freeze. Usually we get them at the grocery store in August, probably not this year.
I want to grow a decent peach but need to use a method to protect it every winter–i’m doing some research.
Cut back a male kiwi vine by about 90%. Thing was just out of control. Squirrels are eating acorns of the oak trees already.
Depends on whose peach tree. My friend’s red heaven is full of peaches.
This was in S Illinois.
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I picked a bowl of Reliance grapes. The lower bunches are still green, but the bunches up really high (need a ladder) are purple. Very sweet.
This was the best year ever for flowering/die back. I had almost none on my trees.
I thought you’re in zone4. You’re way ahead of me. My Reliance are still green, little pink. I love its taste, and aroma.I think I like its aroma more.
I actually don’t worry too much about price increases. Because in Chicagoland(enough population mass)foods come from all sorts of distribution channels. If major farm had bad harvest year. It gives other farms to gain more markets share. We have California peach, Michigan peach, Georgia peach, plus peaches from less well-known locations. Our grocery costs really very minimum if you just want stay with popular items, not luxury items. I bought nice fresh 5 English cucumbers last week, those straight long wrapped up in plastic, for less than a dollar. Much easier than trying to grow cucumbers myself.
At this time of the year, most cucumbers are halfway dead, or produce fruits one end way larger than the other end and curled up. Really not a quality fruits if takes sentimental value out of the product. I pickled the 4 and made one into salad. Nice and easy, no struggle/ fighting on cucumbers beetles, fungi or viruses, and small animals.
I’m zone 5a here, not too far from WI. We had more Redhaven and Reliance peaches on our two 4 year old trees than our family could eat. Cresthaven also put on a good crop this year, but not ripe yet.
The grape vine had grown into a tree and those clusters were more ripe than the ones down low that are still green. South facing area that gets all day sun and we’ve had a lot of it.
I remember buying some Illinois grown peaches in August last year and really like them. The last peaches i saw in the store from California were the size of softballs 
and probably taste like them too.
