Oh, Man! Not your “Fig Rant” again, LOL!
I’m excited! I checked my trees this morning and I have PEARS and CHERRIES and PLUMS, after five years of wishing, pruning, spraying and praying. :)
No peaches, though. I didn’t spray them this late winter when they were dormant and all three trees have a bad case of Peach Leaf Curl. :(
I wont bother again.
My pear tree is finally taking a one year break from being overloaded with fruit. I've had to brace the limbs the past few years. This 18' tree is about 14 years old, started procucing at age 12 and hasn't taken much of a break.
Last year, I picked over 40 gallons of that tree. This year, I may have between 10 - 15 gallons of pears. They are much more spread out on the limbs.
The local weekend gardening show - The Natural Gardener - said it's time to start planting citrus trees in our area because of gore bull warming. Well, I don't have a warm and fuzzy feeling about having to cover those when the temps hit 32º.