The Fruits of Autumn
By Anna
@LadyDuck (457908)
Switzerland
September 6, 2016 8:01am CST
A chilly wind has blown all the night, making spooky noises in the silence.
This morning the lawn is covered by leaves, it's the sign that fall is around the corner.
The grapes are ready to be harvested and the figs are ripe on the trees.
I took a photo of our small pomegranate trees.
It is covered with fruits, that will be ready to pick in about four weeks.
You cannot pick a pomegranates if it's not ready, because they stop ripening as soon as you pick them.
If you leave them too long on the tree, they will lose their flavor.
To test if they are ready, you have to tap them. When they are ripe they have a sort of metallic sound.
Which are the fruits of autumn in your country?
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@xuliwei830406 (94)
• Fujian, China
7 Sep 16
@LadyDuck .pomegranates are very Delicious.But it is very troublesome to eat, there are many seeds inside.I like to strip the seeds down.Then put many in mouth.Is that what you eat?Actually I feel better, drink some juice.
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@LadyDuck (457908)
• Switzerland
7 Sep 16
@xuliwei830406 I agree, they are full of seeds. I do like you, I put a full tablespoon of seed in my mouth and I eat them, but most of the time I prefer to extract the juice.
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@youless (112103)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Sep 16
Long time ago we had the same pomegranate tree at home. But we never tasted the fruits. I don't know why. Perhaps they were not so attractive. In autumn, we still have many fruits here, such as grapes, persimmons, grapefruits, bananas and so on.
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@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
7 Sep 16
@LadyDuck - Ms Anna - I have never yet seen growing pomegranates, but they taste just fine if you don't mind turning your face all red in color. At our place we usually get to harvest oranges and lemons in the autumn of the year, but sometimes, depending on rainfall earlier in the growing season, there comes a second crop if things get really wet. Then harvest can be twice a year. -Gus-
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@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
7 Sep 16
@LadyDuck - Ms Anna - What is interesting aboutthe differences is that, here it is too warm in the winters such that we do not have some of the "northern" fruits and you do not have those that appreciate warm winters.
Here is an old photo I made years ago in Germany as I traveled the road along the Rhine River. It is of a vineyard on the slopes and a greenhouse setup nearby. -Gus-
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
7 Sep 16
Although I have enjoyed pomegranate-flavored juices, I have never eaten a pomegranate before! In fact, prior to seeing your photo, I didn't even know what they looked like! lol
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@LadyDuck (457908)
• Switzerland
8 Sep 16
@moffittjc It is supposed to bring you luck for all the year. We have several first of the year superstitions to have luck and money, the pomegranate, the grapes that we should eat at midnight when the old year goes away, the lentils to eat the first day of the year. I pretend that I am not superstitious, but I eat the lentils.
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
8 Sep 16
@LadyDuck So, did the pomegranate on the first day of the year bring you good luck throughout the years?
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Sep 16
There are a few pomegranate trees in our neighborhood, but it seems like some kind of beetle gets to them before anyone is able to pick them! I have found a new love for figs . . . I am hoping we can get a fig tree at some point. As others have said, here it's apples, pears, and pumpkins!!!
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Sep 16
@LadyDuck I've heard that!! I've never really "experimented" with prosciutto but I'm working my way there. This morning I bought some pancetta for the first time . . . but after your post I realized I forgot to get my box of figs!! 
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
6 Sep 16
It is really wonderful that you have Pomegranates in your garden.I like to eat them.Also I add them to salads.But I do not like the juice much.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
13 Sep 16
@LadyDuck Yes the salad looks good when we add Pomegranates .
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
6 Sep 16
The grapevines in the vineyards are heavy with fruit and plums are falling off trees.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
6 Sep 16
@LadyDuck Looks like a record crop here in Oregon I think.
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@LadyDuck (457908)
• Switzerland
6 Sep 16
@JamesHxstatic Last year we had a record year, I feel that this year it will not be great.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
7 Sep 16
Pomegranates and Pears. bananas all year around.
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
6 Sep 16
Alot of people harvest grapes and blueberries this time of year, we also have lots of apples. I can't wait to plant some trees next year and have our own fruit. My boyfriend works at a winery so right now it's harvest season for them and their grapes turned out better than they thought this year
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
7 Sep 16
@LadyDuck well that sucks. At my boyfriends work their putting up deer fence to protect the grapes and stuff and preparing for harvest season
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
7 Sep 16
@LadyDuck Yeah it is i hate this time of year because my boyfriend works long hours and we don't see each other much
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@LadyDuck (457908)
• Switzerland
7 Sep 16
@Blondie2222 Yes, the grapes demand a lot of work and it's a shame when the weather does not help.
@rebelann (111127)
• El Paso, Texas
6 Sep 16
How lucky. So you have a lot of variety where you are, correct?
The only fruit I am aware of in this area is the prickly pear bulbs but boy are they hard to get to with all those teeny thorns all over that plant.
I've never harvested any but I've heard they make a wonderful jelly and the leaves once dethorned make a tasty vegetable dish that many here enjoy with their breakfast.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
7 Sep 16
We have pomegranates in my area too. There are some trees growing along the street nearby; I've been keeping an eye on the fruits, waiting for them to be ripe enough to pick. I know what you mean by that hollow, metallic sound they have then they're just right.
Grapes are also reaching their peak this season, as are apples, pumpkins, and almonds.
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@LadyDuck (457908)
• Switzerland
7 Sep 16
I think that people who never tried to tap a pomegranate cannot understand what I mean by "metallic sound". We also have grapes here, but no almonds, only walnuts and hazelnuts. I know that you also have walnuts in California. Your area is beautiful, I have visited California several times.
@LadyDuck (457908)
• Switzerland
7 Sep 16
@spiderdust What a shame about your fig, we also have a fig tree in the garden.
@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
7 Sep 16
@LadyDuck It's true, we also have walnuts coming into season. When I take walks, I have to step around all the black walnuts that have fallen to the ground. We also have ripe figs right now, which I forgot because we lost our fig tree this summer. It's growing back, but we won't have a crop of figs this year until it's much bigger.
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@The_Bong_Woman (851)
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6 Sep 16
I am happy to know that Autumn is just "around the corner" in your land but here in my place, well... the sweltering heat is gone but the sun still shines with all his might making it impossible to imagine that Autumn is anywhere near even. I hope to feel the first streaks of Autumn pretty soon.
By the way, we too have pomegranates in Autumn. But I did not know that pomegranates, when ripe, produce a metallic sound. I must try checking them this time. 
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@LadyDuck (457908)
• Switzerland
6 Sep 16
@The_Bong_Woman Yes, or they are not ripe enough, so there is too much empty space to produce the right sound.
@The_Bong_Woman (851)
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6 Sep 16
@LadyDuck If there's no sound then does this mean they are rotten on the inside?
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