Beau said he’s spotted two patches of Black Caps that are starting to turn. We should be picking very soon!
The birds got all of his Haskaps (Honeyberry) while he was fishing in Canada.
What? I was supposed to camp out in the garden and protect them? *SNORT*
I watered The Big Garden so far (came in for some more coffee before I finish the Kitchen Garden) and our apple trees are LOADED, so I’m happy about that. Liberty, Haralson, Bonny Best and two Honeycrisp, which have NEVER produced fruit until this year (8 years in)? How anyone makes money on apples is beyond me. SO much work to do it right!
On a sadder note, woodpeckers have ringed my two pear trees (also producing for the first time!) and my Spring Snow crab apple. Fingers crossed that they can survive the damage. Jerks!