I normally buy fuji's at the grocery store and sometimes honeycrisp when they're on sale, but have recently been digging on Granny Smith's from a tree in town. I normally never buy them in the store, but they're of such a great quality that I've rethought my position on them.
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on Thursday, October 22, 2020 – 03:36 pm
Stayman or Winesap
Stayman or Winesap
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on Thursday, October 22, 2020 – 03:41 pm
Honey crisp... they grow on
Honey crisp... they grow on trees around here. 1$ a lb picked so it’s easy to stock up. Gotta settle for Washington state the rest of the year after the local stock pile dwindles
snap dragons for the kids
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on Thursday, October 22, 2020 – 03:44 pm
tsu garu
tsugaru for eating
granny for juicing
rome for baking
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on Thursday, October 22, 2020 – 03:48 pm
Wax
Wax
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on Thursday, October 22, 2020 – 04:18 pm
gala
gala
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on Thursday, October 22, 2020 – 04:27 pm
Liberty because I have a
Liberty because I have a sentimental tree of them in my backyard. A semi-sweet semi-small crisp dessert apple, they're great for eating, cooking down for putting on pancakes or ice cream, and for baking into pies/galettes.
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on Thursday, October 22, 2020 – 04:58 pm
Braeburn, Honey Crisp, Snap
Braeburn, Honey Crisp, Snap Dragon
I'll never understand the love of Macintosh.
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on Thursday, October 22, 2020 – 05:12 pm
pink lady all day
pink lady all day
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on Thursday, October 22, 2020 – 06:45 pm
the ones that come without
the ones that come without ruskie bot misinformation
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on Thursday, October 22, 2020 – 06:58 pm
The ones with Beatles songs.
The ones with Beatles songs.
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on Thursday, October 22, 2020 – 08:05 pm
In my ten years as a migrant
In my ten years as a migrant laborer, I did four seasons of Apple picking. I hate them all now!! Just kidding. It's the pay I didn't like. New England fall foliage. Not a shade went unnoticed by these eyes. Ah, to be young and outa my tree! Miss those days terribly. I don't miss the hardships we food midwives have to endure...
So, Macintosh? They are the best and fantastic until they leave the orchard. The charm is the trees produced abundance. This is good for the grower.
If we are talking supermarket varieties, I do like Honeycrisp, has golden delicious grandparent. Probably eligible for a passport... Empire is an interesting one. Red Delicious/Mac hybrid. On it's own, Red Delicious is the worst! Empire gets it's name having been created in the amazing New York State. It's a Macintosh/Delicious. So it is bruise resistant, but unlike the Red Delicious, it has flavor.
Naturally, the apples that taste the best don't stand up to the damages caused by commercial harvest and shipping.
Yes, 33&1/2RPM Apples!!!
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on Thursday, October 22, 2020 – 08:38 pm
Honey crisp are expensive but worth 4x Red delicious
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on Thursday, October 22, 2020 – 09:24 pm
historic:
historic:
https://montezumaorchard.org/tag/colorado-apples/
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on Thursday, October 22, 2020 – 10:08 pm
yawn.... ingles
yawn....
ingles
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on Thursday, October 22, 2020 – 11:18 pm
I did four seasons of Apple
I did four seasons of Apple picking<<<
So are there any right or wrong ways to pick apples? I've tried to be careful, but don't want to be inadvertently damaging the tree's ability to grow them again.
Went out with a broomstick and knife ducktaped for the higher one's ... since most of the low hanging fruit has been picked.
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on Friday, October 23, 2020 – 12:02 am
Pacific Rose apple. They
Pacific Rose apple. They sell out quickly. Healthy candy.
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on Friday, October 23, 2020 – 08:24 am
FOM,
FOM,
Yes there is a right and wrong way to pick apples. Each variety actually has its own nuances as far as releasing the stem from the "spur". The spur is the part that is connected to the apple's stem. You need to leave the spur on the branch for next year's blossom. Our bins were policed for quality during the day. Spurs attached to stems was a violation. Some varieties fall off the tree easily. Others not so. much. The horrible Red Delicious for example can require the picker to "saw" back and forth with a finger to release the stem from the spur while rolling the apple upwards. Very time consuming and painful for the worker and their paycheck. Most are paid by the bushel. Just another reason to hate that apple. I recall the orchard owner cursing, "I wish I could cut down all those god dam red Delicious trees." Some freak in the industry convinced the world apples are supposed to be solid red. Sadly that variety is grown so it looks good in a bowl in a hotel lobby, and so school children have something to throw out.
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on Friday, October 23, 2020 – 10:58 am
Tablet
Tablet
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on Friday, October 23, 2020 – 12:23 pm
Taffy Apple...j/k.
Taffy Apple...j/k.
Been buying the Pink Lady lately.
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on Friday, October 23, 2020 – 01:33 pm
Yes there is a right and
Yes there is a right and wrong way to pick apples. Each variety actually has its own nuances as far as releasing the stem from the "spur". The spur is the part that is connected to the apple's stem. You need to leave the spur on the branch for next year's blossom.<<<
Thank you Smokestack! So, does that mean it's OK to leave the stem (either partially or in full) attached to the spur on the tree? IOW, if I "saw" off the middle of the stem with my duck taped knife, will the stem eventually fall off from the spur or be pushed out at sometime along the way into the subsequent season?
I might have to go with a taller step ladder today or tomorrow before the expected snow hits this weekend and the rest of the apples fall off. I've only gotten about 6 with the broomstick / knife method and caught 3 in my hand, but other 3 dropped ... and those bruised very easily. Still, I'd rather take the bruising on apples from a tree that is natural vs. "perfect" apples at a store ... and just eat the bruised ones first. Haven't bought red delicious in a very long time, they're very meh IMO.
Was thinking about trying to graft this tree, but not sure exactly how to do this without fucking it up.
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on Friday, October 23, 2020 – 02:36 pm
Honeycrisp in a league of it
Honeycrisp in a league of it's own, at least for what flows through Florida.
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on Saturday, October 24, 2020 – 11:11 am
FOM
FOM
I'm pretty sure if the stem is left attached to the spur it will be fine. Eventually it should fall off on its own. However, a stem plucked from an apple has "broken the seal". That will advance the decomposition stage. I never buy apples without a visible stem. It's true what they say, one bad apple spoils the whole bunch.
As far as your technique, have you tried a pole pruner? Either way, you might want to duct tape a small plastic container to the end of your removal tool to catch the falling fruit.
happy picking and enjoy the apples.
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on Saturday, October 24, 2020 – 11:52 am
Apple stems. Viva la zone
Apple stems. Viva la zone for sure. I have never thought of plucking a stem would make an apple last longer.
Learned something.
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on Saturday, October 24, 2020 – 12:58 pm
I meant, not plucking.
I meant, not plucking. Ha.
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on Saturday, October 24, 2020 – 01:56 pm
>>> ...you might want to duct
>>> ...you might want to duct tape a small plastic container to the end of your removal tool to catch the falling fruit. <<<
That's what I made to use picking pears from the tree in my yard. The best way to pick pears is to lift up slightly; if the pear comes away from the tree it's ready to pick. Pick them before they're ripe because they will ripen from the inside and go bad before you know it. The plastic cup duct taped to the end of a bamboo pole is perfect. Then, put them on the counter to ripen. You can tell if they're ripe by gently pressing on the top of the pear at/near the stem - if it yields to pressure, is a bit soft, it's ripe. Put in fridge if you're not ready to eat it right then.
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on Saturday, October 24, 2020 – 04:37 pm
Ginger gold, delicious
Ginger gold, delicious
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on Saturday, October 24, 2020 – 06:21 pm
I'm pretty sure if the stem
I'm pretty sure if the stem is left attached to the spur it will be fine. Eventually it should fall off on its own. However, a stem plucked from an apple has "broken the seal". That will advance the decomposition stage. I never buy apples without a visible stem. It's true what they say, one bad apple spoils the whole bunch.
As far as your technique, have you tried a pole pruner? Either way, you might want to duct tape a small plastic container to the end of your removal tool to catch the falling fruit.
happy picking and enjoy the apples. <<<
Thanks for the tips! I knew there weren't really many left within reach, so didn't bother with container ... although I did see tools online that have a container attached. I don't have pruner, but if I knew there was another tree(s) to harvest from in the area, I might invest in one ... although don't want to be a "hog" for the one that's in town. Luckily, this time I got the parking space directly underneath a couple branches that had quite a few, so was able to stand on my Outback's crossbars (final haul pictured below). Even the one's that are starting to rot are worth it to me to cut away the crap ... they're soooo much better than the store bought apples. One other etiquette question I was curious if it's a big no no to pull at a branch so as the fruit is within reach? I did, but was careful not to pull too hard for fear of it breaking.
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on Sunday, October 25, 2020 – 01:10 am
I agree with Earl that
I agree with Earl that Honeycrisps are in a league of their own. My daughter shared one with me the other day. Don't think ive ever had an apple that sweet, crisp and delicious before.
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on Sunday, October 25, 2020 – 02:12 am
adams
adams