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    I've got fantastic plums

    Is it just me? I can't believe the amount of plums I have this year. In 6 years in this house I've never had a crop like this year. 2 of the trees have had branches simply snap off with the weight of fruit, never seen anything like it.
    My veggies have been a touch disappointing this year it must be said, but plums? At a conservative estimate I reckon to have about 20lb of plums on the floor already, that the wasps are getting stuck into. Me and Mme P harvested about 10lb yesterday, and there must be at least 10 times that still on the trees.
    If anyone happens to be passing, please pop in and take some!!
    Bob Leponge
    Life's disappointments are so much harder to take if you don't know any swear words.
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    My plums are looking good too Bob, but nowhere near ready for harvesting yet.

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      Would love to Bob but it's a bit of a bike ride.

      I've been scrumping plums at work [we do pay for stuff scrumped and only scrump when the gardens team tell us there are things to be scrumped] for 3 weeks now; the Opal plums were absolutely mouthwatering and the cherry plums were a little sharper but all went into a couple of brews of wine.....and yesterday we went to Calke Abbey and I scrumped a few off a tree there and sucked on them when we were walked around.

      Can't wait for my plum trees to become harvestable....total yummyness

      *Not long to wait for the damsons....which blow the plums out of the water for taste.
      Last edited by zazen999; 24-07-2011, 07:29 AM.

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      • #4
        It does seem to be a great year for them. We have a tree at work and it is laden
        WPC F Hobbit, Shire police

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        • #5
          I'm sure you have mate! Lovely title!

          Yes, plum trees round here, in gardens, and wild ones, seem to have a great number of fruit this year. Two of my customers have Cherry trees, and they are so full even the birds aren't eating them all. Bumper year for Wasps and Hornets too, though.
          All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
          Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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          • #6
            it looks like its going to be a great year up here for plums,usually they get no sun,so no taste,this year we are getting more sunlight,at last,but the plums/greengage are loving it..

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            • #7
              Our plum tree is full too. they're majories seedling and not ready till sept time but.....seeing as how the blackberries are ripening now I think they'll be a tad earlier this year
              S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
              a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

              You can't beat a bit of garden porn

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              • #8
                janeyo has plum envy as our little tree has 2 plums on it. And they were both full of bugs...
                Would love to see some pics of bob's plums!

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by janeyo View Post
                  janeyo has plum envy ... Would love to see some pics of bob's plums!
                  * sniggers...
                  All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
                  Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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                  • #10
                    nooooooooooooooooooooo..............
                    S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
                    a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

                    You can't beat a bit of garden porn

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                    • #11
                      what did I say?!?


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                      • #12
                        Checkout your hedgerows,the Mirabelle plum trees are mega abundant this year
                        He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

                        Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by janeyo View Post
                          janeyo has plum envy as our little tree has 2 plums on it. And they were both full of bugs...
                          Would love to see some pics of bob's plums!
                          live dangerously eh.....

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                          • #14
                            My tree is fully laden too and a branch has snapped under the weight. What should I do with the snapped branch? It's still connected to the tree, so I have left it for now to nourish the plums that are still ripening. After harvesting I presume I need to repair the damage. Any advice?
                            Mark

                            Vegetable Kingdom blog

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                              Originally posted by janeyo View Post
                              what did I say?!?


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                              Mark

                              Vegetable Kingdom blog

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