Funny thing is… Those are the exact clippers we use on goats as well! They’re great for that kind of stuff. And we all know they’re on the farm tools are used for multiple purposes 😉
I have a pear question We just picked bartlett pears today 8 31 23. Do I leave the pears in a box to rippen or lay them out on a bench or newspaper individually, so they are not touching. I do not want to put these four boxes of pears in paper bags. Thanks hopefully for a speedy reply. The pears are all in large boxes.
Great question! We take ours and lay them out on tables or on the cement on newspaper where they are in a cool dry place and are not in direct sunlight! You will start to have the first ones ripe in a week and they will continue to ripen from there!
Thank you so very much. I will lay newspaper down on the floor. Do you know if it would be ok to place another layer of newspaper on top and then place another layer of pears on top of the first layer of pears. I will not have enough room to lay these four boxes out. But do not want to bruse the pears on the bottom. I could go to another room in the house but it will not be as warm as in the kitchen. thanks
I have a cider apple tree variety that fruits right on the branch, not an elevated spur. It wa loaded last year and was difficult to thin without disturbing the adjoining fruit, any suggestions.
So we have a Liberty Tree that we have this issue with. They are super tight clumps and right on the branch. We just try to think these as soon as they start to form little fruit. If not, I recommend using a needle nose pruner to reach in and trim them without disturbing the other fruit. Hope that helps!
Hi Ropp Family, Do you have any problems with Codling Moths on your apple trees? The worms wipe out my whole tree, so I only get about 2 batches of apple sauce.
I’m sorry to say that we don’t in our area. The most issues I have are with aphids and ants. But we spray for those and are fine. Sorry about the Moth problem, that would be frustrating.
