tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post973051153908476932..comments2023-07-07T10:58:26.789+01:00Comments on The Good Life: Apples And PearsJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-27461911774338055222015-10-27T18:45:32.041+00:002015-10-27T18:45:32.041+00:00They are delicious. I love swapping with friends, ...They are delicious. I love swapping with friends, it makes total sense.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-86398113896229794322015-10-27T16:58:46.597+00:002015-10-27T16:58:46.597+00:00Swapping with friends is one of the best aspects o...Swapping with friends is one of the best aspects of gardening Jo :) They look most delicious.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-52027272782716213962015-10-22T18:31:11.348+01:002015-10-22T18:31:11.348+01:00I've had lots of weeks like that this year and...I've had lots of weeks like that this year and I don't think they're over yet. The next best thing to eating your own home grown fruit and veg is sharing it with others.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-53522877550618092642015-10-22T17:46:26.206+01:002015-10-22T17:46:26.206+01:00Hi Jo - it's been a busy week and I'm only...Hi Jo - it's been a busy week and I'm only just beginning to catch up!!!<br /><br />I think it so lovely to share any excess home growns with family and neighbours it just makes such good sense.<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-67603656335079357162015-10-22T09:20:40.542+01:002015-10-22T09:20:40.542+01:00Bartering is a great system, I'm always happy ...Bartering is a great system, I'm always happy to exchange things. The pears are lovely, it's something I don't buy very often so they're a real treat.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-65284260350391787552015-10-21T19:40:15.431+01:002015-10-21T19:40:15.431+01:00Bartering is always the best way, far more friendl...Bartering is always the best way, far more friendly. Those pears look delicious.Renovation in Galiciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12134753603087085719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-66176375221715672932015-10-21T19:21:32.801+01:002015-10-21T19:21:32.801+01:00I love having enough fruit and veg to share around...I love having enough fruit and veg to share around and people are always so grateful for it. I've planted out a plum tree too, I didn't get any fruit from it this year so let's hope they both do well for us next year.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-66738845773632041722015-10-21T18:35:11.882+01:002015-10-21T18:35:11.882+01:00It's lovely to share excess produce isn't ...It's lovely to share excess produce isn't it. I really liked planting out a couple of my pot grown trees, it felt like releasing them into the wild! I have a plum that I did that with a couple of years ago, so I'm hoping for a harvest from it next year. This year there was just the one plum! CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-55978531896559380322015-10-20T10:33:49.810+01:002015-10-20T10:33:49.810+01:00I love this bartering type system we've got go...I love this bartering type system we've got going. My neighbour's tomatoes let them down this year, as well as courgettes, so I was able to help there and I've got some wonderful fruit in return.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-3081214998821482912015-10-20T10:31:29.939+01:002015-10-20T10:31:29.939+01:00I'm so lucky that my neighbours share their pr...I'm so lucky that my neighbours share their produce, much better to pass it on than let it go to waste.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-88191027844053984032015-10-20T10:29:58.773+01:002015-10-20T10:29:58.773+01:00My neighbour has been very generous, it's grea...My neighbour has been very generous, it's great that we're able to exchange produce in this way. Fingers crossed for us both next year, I'd love to had a decent apple harvest.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-89897359124910311682015-10-19T23:45:53.671+01:002015-10-19T23:45:53.671+01:00Yum! Send some this way!!!Yum! Send some this way!!!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-69983410876276122982015-10-19T22:30:41.997+01:002015-10-19T22:30:41.997+01:00How lucky to have a neighbour that is so generous ...How lucky to have a neighbour that is so generous with their fruit! Looks like you are in for some good eating in the coming weeks. And hopefully both you and I will see some apples coming from our own backyards next year!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-34904351940584166472015-10-19T20:48:28.009+01:002015-10-19T20:48:28.009+01:00Oh wow, what a wondeful gift. How lovely to be ab...Oh wow, what a wondeful gift. How lovely to be able to exchange fruit and veg instead of money :)sustainablemumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099701194160334671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-49737321143880733492015-10-19T20:12:24.669+01:002015-10-19T20:12:24.669+01:00I'm hoping that I've made the right decisi...I'm hoping that I've made the right decision getting the apple trees planted in the ground, time will tell. Gifted fruit is wonderful, I do love pears so I'll definitely enjoy them.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-25520471922838153422015-10-19T20:10:48.627+01:002015-10-19T20:10:48.627+01:00That's my opinion in lots of cases. Plants see...That's my opinion in lots of cases. Plants seem happy to spring up all over the place, nowhere we'd have planted them though, yet the ones we tend and nurture can sometimes fail. I definitely think that Mother Nature knows best.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-90008750387925442882015-10-19T20:08:35.936+01:002015-10-19T20:08:35.936+01:00There's always pros and cons with the weather,...There's always pros and cons with the weather, it seems our late spring has been great for lots of fruit. I do enjoy pears so I'm really pleased that my neighbours have shared their bounty.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-20209842808333013712015-10-19T20:06:33.546+01:002015-10-19T20:06:33.546+01:00Their trees were literally dripping with fruit, th...Their trees were literally dripping with fruit, they've had a very good year.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-84466805842013846962015-10-19T20:02:48.269+01:002015-10-19T20:02:48.269+01:00I hope that your apples do well for you next year....I hope that your apples do well for you next year. In the meantime gifted apples are always lovely aren't they! I am not a pear fan so cannot say the same about them, but I am sure that you will enjoy them! xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-80464705600045605452015-10-19T19:50:49.083+01:002015-10-19T19:50:49.083+01:00Some of the best apples I have seen this year are ...Some of the best apples I have seen this year are "feral" ones growing at the sides of roads, so I reckon the key to success must be neglect! Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-40457278693910749352015-10-19T19:46:49.776+01:002015-10-19T19:46:49.776+01:00Oh no, I don't think you've quite got Mike...Oh no, I don't think you've quite got Mike trained yet. I'm always pleased when people share their produce with me and I'm so happy when I've got enough of my own to share too.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-79043050631171460172015-10-19T17:40:04.482+01:002015-10-19T17:40:04.482+01:00 We have probably had the best pear harvest ever i... We have probably had the best pear harvest ever in respect to the trees on the plot. Usually if we get one or two we are lucky. I think the late flowering this year helped. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-87942864792797515062015-10-19T16:34:37.716+01:002015-10-19T16:34:37.716+01:00a great harvest Jo from your neighbour xa great harvest Jo from your neighbour xEight by Sixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223904105860305356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-62874249603457553602015-10-19T15:24:05.703+01:002015-10-19T15:24:05.703+01:00That's lovely Jo. We had lots of pears this ye...That's lovely Jo. We had lots of pears this year which we shared & cooking apples too except Mike managed to give all of them away before I got any!! x Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-7824419427228629222015-10-19T14:21:31.557+01:002015-10-19T14:21:31.557+01:00I'm always pleased to receive fresh fruit and ...I'm always pleased to receive fresh fruit and veg. Mick's uncle also brought me round some pears this morning, along with some other veggies which we haven't grown this year, parsnips included. Glad to hear that your apples and pears have done well this year too.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.com