This year the summer fruit harvest has me baffled. The sweet plums which have always produced a bumper crop gave me not one single plum this year. The apricots which have not provided any fruit for four or five years gave me this small but very delicious harvest. Why has this happened? I dunno.
The citrus trees are just about at the end of their time. Lemons are dropping off the tree daily.
They're not the only plants a bit confused. Our crepe myrtle is already flowering 2 months early.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, ours are flowering early too.
DeleteHow strange. My bottle brush bush shrub did not have one single flower this year, yet last year it flowered profusely.
ReplyDeleteHow disappointing. I love bottle brushes.
DeleteLast year we had no mulberries on the tree but got a bumper crop this year. It is very odd I must say. Happy Christmas to you and your family. Chel
ReplyDeleteMy mandarin trees fruit heavily on a two year cycle. I have at least got that one figured out.
DeleteYes weird things are happenning in the environment. Your harvest looks tasty. Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteIt was tasty. Happy New Year ... too late for Christmas
DeleteYes, the weather is certainly weird everywhere. Apart from a lemon tree the only other fruit I am growing is a passionfruit vine. This is the first year since planting and we have about 12 fruit at various stages. I say 12 as each time I count I get a different number! Hope you have a Happy Christmas and a healthy and happy 2024.
ReplyDeleteOoo I love passionfruit but every time I try to grow one the vine gets killed off by frost.
DeleteSo sorry the harvest is small but I would love to bite into one of those juicy, apricots.
ReplyDeleteA small harvest is better than no harvest. A big harvest has its problems too so I am happy with the small one though a little bit bigger would be nice. Perhaps this year.
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