Maybe Sooner Than Expected
By webeishere
@webeishere (36313)
United States
August 11, 2008 5:15pm CST
Well here in Minnesota it has been very hot plus very dry for the past 2 months. I have been watering all my gardens inclusing the apple ytrees daily as we have had very little rain this summer. But with all this heat and sunshine my apples are really starting to turn red fast now. They may be ready sooner than I expected. Maybe by a month. But we shall see. Do you get excited when your fruits and or veggies start to ripen? Can you not wait till they are ready?
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
12 Aug 08
Just my grandsons is all. Hahahaha!
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
12 Aug 08
hi Bob
nice apples, and sure u need to be on toes to water the plants as some timers heat can be killing
and that apples are ready, i think, if i have this plant, i might eat them now
well when we have fruit in our plants, its always exciting and to tell u true most of them are eaten before they are fully ripe
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
12 Aug 08
If you were to eat one of these right now, you'd experience a very, very tart apple.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@bonbon664 (3466)
• Canada
12 Aug 08
We've had record rainfall here in southern Ontario, so, watering has not been an issue. In fact the farmers are complaining that they can't harvest their crops because the fields are under too much water. I don't have any fruit on my property, but, I love it when the local stuff is ready.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
12 Aug 08
We have been WAY bwehind in rain for a couple months now. Woke up this morning to a light but steady rain for a couple hours. That saves me from watering today.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
11 Aug 08
I had a strawberry patch and some raspberries. I just finished picking the first bunch of strawberries, and now the second is coming around, and it rained thundershowered today, they are not ripe enough yet, but I am waiting until they get red enough to pick. I freeze them to have them on yogurt or I make freezer jam. I cannot wait until I can pick them. They are so delicious.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
12 Aug 08
My strawberr are done for the year. I got a lot this year. The plants are sending out a lot of shoots as well for next year. My red rasberries I pruned to the ground last fall to promote their spreading. It worked as I now have 4 times as many bushes as last fall. I did get maybe a couple pints this year though.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
12 Aug 08
They ripen in early fall most times.
Late September or early October usually.
Don't know about a cold snap.
But they are reddening nicely.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@enihpesoj_zetroc (190)
• Philippines
12 Aug 08
i would say it is,grandpa bob.hehehe,but how i wish i can plant an apple tree in my back yard too..[hahaha] i used to live in a farm and i always can't seem to wait whenever my fave fruit bearing trees starts to ripen.there were different kinds but my favorite is mangoes.i'm always excited for its harvest time to come..sometimes,i can't even wait and help myself to get one.i love climbing in mango and guava trees![hehehe]just got reminded of my old days on our farm when i red your discussion.have a nice day grandpa bob,stay happy..hugGzZ! ="^_^"=
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@Polly1 (12644)
• United States
11 Aug 08
Yes I get excited when I start pickin from the garden. Its always nice to grow your own food. Its one of natures great miracles, a tiny seed goes in he ground, a plant grows and soon we have wonderful delicious food to eat. The only thing I don't like is when we start harvesting from the garden we know that soon it will be fall and then winter. Enjoy the harvest, you have earned it.
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@lingli_78 (12821)
• Australia
12 Aug 08
well done grandpa bob... once again, i am amazed at your green hands and how you can grow so many fruits and vegetables in your garden... and now you are enjoying the results... i hope i can do someting to my garden as well and grow some vegetables so that i can save some money as well... enjoy your apples when they are ripe... take care and have a nice day...
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@sweetdesign (5142)
• United States
27 Aug 08
I get real excited about everything I grow. I just bought some new seeds today! I also ordered the cinder blocks (44 of them) to do one of the raised beds in the backyard (152.00!).
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@sweetdesign (5142)
• United States
28 Aug 08
Yes you did! Now that I know the complete cost including tax and delivery (by the way Home Depot raised the cost of delivery from $69 to $79 on Monday the day after I called and was quoted $69!) is going to be $152.00 for each bed (just the cinders) after I get it set up on Monday (when they will be delivered) I will know exactly how many beds I can put in. I don't have a huge backyard but it isn't tiny either. I am hoping to get in atleast 3 beds and then have room enough to do 3 tire beds too. We will see on Monday. Monday will be back breaking work that is for sure but it will be worth it.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
27 Aug 08
Didn't I guess them to cost about $150 to $200?
Good luck with your plans etc. Happy gardening as well.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@cher913 (25781)
• Canada
12 Aug 08
really! you have gotten our weather this year. i mean most years, we get very little rain for the month of july and it seems that almost every day this summer, we have had rain or even a thunderstor...we have had hail a couple of times and many a tree in southern ontario has been knocked down due to wild winds!
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
12 Aug 08
Got a little rain this morning.
Enough I don'yt need to water my garden.
Otherwise it is cool and sunny now.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
13 Aug 08
Hi GRANDPA BOB! Oh wow, that will be a great harvest again for you my friend. Lots of delicious apples! I can't wait to see you post them soon. In my case, i can't wait either whenever our jackfruit, papayas, bananas ripen and so with the veggies. I just hope that I get them before the birds do. haha..
Take care always..God Bless!
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
13 Aug 08
Oh yeah, but a lot of cooking as ell. Hee hee. Thanks friend.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@gemini_rose (16264)
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12 Aug 08
I am actually pretty glad that I did not try to grow anything this year, we have had an abysmal summer yet again. We have had lots of rain again and it has been quite cold, I would love to just have a few more days of lovely weather, if it gets any colder I will be having to have the heating on again. With all the rain that we have had it is getting quite cold and damp.
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@walijo2008 (4644)
• United States
12 Aug 08
Here in Oklahoma its been really dry for the past couple months too, but the last few days we've had some rain, its been a relief, everything was getting dry. We have an apple tree that has alot of apples on it, I think this year we are going to have some apples, usually they don't get ripe or the worms get to them, but this time, they are looking good. I'll be making that apple cobbler, my husband likes homemade apple butter, if I can find a recipe for it, I might try to make some for him, maybe..lol.
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@MOMMASAM (1003)
• United States
12 Aug 08
unfortunately i have no property to grow veggies.
when i lived in california, in a tiny apartment, i had my porch filled
with container veggies and they did remarkably well.
even zuccini !
do you freeze these fruits whole?
or make pies and thaw and bake?
one house i lived in california, i had a back yard
with pre-planted lemons and peaches.
every night desert was ice cream with real peaches on top.
soooo good !
the lemons went into real lemonade begun from scratch.
nothing has ever tasted so good as home grown either.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
13 Aug 08
We eat the apples fresh.
I also use some for pies and other desserts.
None go to waste though.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@wolfie34 (26770)
• United Kingdom
12 Aug 08
Yes I have to admit that I get very excited when the fruits of my labour or should I say my mum's labour come to fruit! I am straight out there picking them, I don't even wash them because I know they are 100% organic and fresh and tasty. I can't wait to eat them and don't bother to cook them, I find fruit and vegetables far more tastier eaten raw than cooked. We have been lucky because we haven't had much sun here of late but enough rain to make the produce swell.
@lovespecialangel (3632)
• United States
31 Aug 08
I am a very impatient person when it comes to things like that. I do get excited and start getting anxious when it is just about time to pick. I wish I had an apple tree. I am thinking about getting an apple and an organge tree for next year.
@kareng (80243)
• United States
12 Aug 08
Yes, there is nothing better than eating your own home-grown fruits and vegetables! I'm hoping to put in a small garden when we finally get moved to the new (old) place..hehe. I'll have lots of room but the ground has a lot of clay. I may be doing some container gardening.
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@mayka123 (17083)
• India
13 Aug 08
Reading your discussions I wish I had my own garden. But living in a crowded city we cannot even think of seeing fruits on a tree. But when I visit the nearby villages and get a chance to eat fruits from the trees I do not miss the opportunity. And then feel disappointed if they are not ripe enough to be eaten.
