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APPLE HARVESTING

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  • 05-09-2017 12:10am
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    ttenneb
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    By leaving Cox's Pippin apples well into September without picking them will smaller ones grow any bigger and regular ones become any riper?


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    magicbastarder
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    they'll get riper, but your best bet - too late for this year - is to thin them out earlier in the year. it means the remaining ones will get bigger than they otherwise would have.


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    ttenneb
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    Sounds like good advice Bas. I get loads of blossoms at the start but not a proportionate number of apples. This time I fixed some vinegar and sugar traps for codling moth. That was successful enough but I wasn't sure how long to leave them on the tree. Previously I lost quite a few to infestation.


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    rolion
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    ttenneb wrote: »
    Sounds like good advice Bas. I get loads of blossoms at the start but not a proportionate number of apples. This time I fixed some vinegar and sugar traps for codling moth. That was successful enough but I wasn't sure how long to leave them on the tree. Previously I lost quite a few to infestation.

    Hi, can i ask you to tell me more about the traps,please !!


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    ttenneb
    Registered Users Posts: 283 ✭✭ttenneb


    rolion wrote: »
    Hi, can i ask you to tell me more about the traps,please !!


    Using 1- or 2-litre plastic milk containers and leaving the caps secured cut a hole below the handle about the size of your fist. Chop banana skin into 1 inch pieces and put them in the container. Mix a mug of sugar into a mug of vinegar and stir it well. Pour the mix into the container and hang it on the tree. Replenish every couple of weeks or less.


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    rolion wrote: »
    Hi, can i ask you to tell me more about the traps,please !!
    ttenneb wrote: »
    Using 1- or 2-litre plastic milk containers and leaving the caps secured cut a hole below the handle about the size of your fist. Chop banana skin into 1 inch pieces and put them in the container. Mix a mug of sugar into a mug of vinegar and stir it well. Pour the mix into the container and hang it on the tree. Replenish every couple of weeks or less.

    https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ce/74/9d/ce749d0f621201ca7d81144d1a1d4bda.jpg


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