Comments on: Apple of my eye http://conoroneill.com/2006/09/22/apple-of-my-eye/ Local stuff and other stuff from a blow-in Fri, 11 May 2012 17:02:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: conor http://conoroneill.com/2006/09/22/apple-of-my-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-90487 conor Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:34:55 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/2006/09/22/apple-of-my-eye/#comment-90487 I think it may have since our strawberries have more blossoms now than the height of the summer! I think it may have since our strawberries have more blossoms now than the height of the summer!

]]> By: John de Montfort http://conoroneill.com/2006/09/22/apple-of-my-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-90485 John de Montfort Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:18:22 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/2006/09/22/apple-of-my-eye/#comment-90485 I walked the dog last night as an excuse to avoid the washing up. Our (Three yr old) Irish Russets not only had lots of fruit, but a few branches of blossom as well!. I kid you not. Has global warming created two seasons for apples? I walked the dog last night as an excuse to avoid the washing up. Our (Three yr old) Irish Russets not only had lots of fruit, but a few branches of blossom as well!. I kid you not. Has global warming created two seasons for apples?

]]> By: conor http://conoroneill.com/2006/09/22/apple-of-my-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-7063 conor Sat, 23 Sep 2006 13:02:32 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/2006/09/22/apple-of-my-eye/#comment-7063 I've inherited my father's "scorched earth" approach to gardening (if in doubt, spray it) but I've resisted this year and haven't touched anything. Apart from bad problems with some yoke putting a zillion holes in my rocket and sorrel, it's worked very well. I’ve inherited my father’s “scorched earth” approach to gardening (if in doubt, spray it) but I’ve resisted this year and haven’t touched anything. Apart from bad problems with some yoke putting a zillion holes in my rocket and sorrel, it’s worked very well.

]]> By: Julian http://conoroneill.com/2006/09/22/apple-of-my-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-7059 Julian Sat, 23 Sep 2006 12:13:01 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/2006/09/22/apple-of-my-eye/#comment-7059 The books may well tell you to spray, spray, spray - or move to Kent. This is a damp old country for any of those rose - apple family plants, which <i>are</i> prone to disease. I persist, though, with the apples, David Austin roses and so on and don't spray, even though they get filthy with black spot and the like. I bin the fallen leaves and clippings, improve the soil and ventilate where possible - and accept the consequences, good or less so. The books may well tell you to spray, spray, spray – or move to Kent. This is a damp old country for any of those rose – apple family plants, which are prone to disease. I persist, though, with the apples, David Austin roses and so on and don’t spray, even though they get filthy with black spot and the like. I bin the fallen leaves and clippings, improve the soil and ventilate where possible – and accept the consequences, good or less so.

]]> By: conor http://conoroneill.com/2006/09/22/apple-of-my-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-7052 conor Sat, 23 Sep 2006 10:51:28 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/2006/09/22/apple-of-my-eye/#comment-7052 Not to rub it in but the Cox's are crunchy, moist and still have a tiny bit of tartness. Perfect for me elevenses. Not to rub it in but the Cox’s are crunchy, moist and still have a tiny bit of tartness. Perfect for me elevenses.

]]> By: conor http://conoroneill.com/2006/09/22/apple-of-my-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-7051 conor Sat, 23 Sep 2006 10:36:18 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/2006/09/22/apple-of-my-eye/#comment-7051 We've been unnaturally lucky with gardening this year. Zero effort or attention to detail giving bumper crops of everything. As a result I'm thinking of writing a one sentence gardening book called "Stick it in the ground, forget about it for three months and then eat it". I will read up on the apples tho, as one of the three trees has some sort of scabs on the leaves. We’ve been unnaturally lucky with gardening this year. Zero effort or attention to detail giving bumper crops of everything.

As a result I’m thinking of writing a one sentence gardening book called “Stick it in the ground, forget about it for three months and then eat it”.

I will read up on the apples tho, as one of the three trees has some sort of scabs on the leaves.

]]> By: Julian http://conoroneill.com/2006/09/22/apple-of-my-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-7050 Julian Sat, 23 Sep 2006 10:28:46 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/2006/09/22/apple-of-my-eye/#comment-7050 Yum. First, enviously, I wish I'd planted a Cox or two, too. In the limited space available, we have an Egremont Russet and an Ashmead's Kernel - I went for the heritage bandwagon - and they are all right: moderately productive of blandish, rather mealy apples, which may be their revenge for having to compete with hungry herbaceous neighbours for the scarce food and water available. Second, enviously, the gardening books would probably tell you to limit fruiting for a year or two to promote root development, &c. &c. Generally, when I've done things by the book, the results have not been universally better than by the instinctive method, so you can take that with a pinch of cinnamon. Yum.

First, enviously, I wish I’d planted a Cox or two, too. In the limited space available, we have an Egremont Russet and an Ashmead’s Kernel – I went for the heritage bandwagon – and they are all right: moderately productive of blandish, rather mealy apples, which may be their revenge for having to compete with hungry herbaceous neighbours for the scarce food and water available.

Second, enviously, the gardening books would probably tell you to limit fruiting for a year or two to promote root development, &c. &c. Generally, when I’ve done things by the book, the results have not been universally better than by the instinctive method, so you can take that with a pinch of cinnamon.

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