This is a journal of my vegetable gardens. Skippy was my first dog and he thought the garden was his, even though I did all the work. Now Suzie and Charley follow in his footsteps. We're located near Boston (USDA zone 6A). I have a community plot, a backyard vegetable garden, fruit trees, berry bushes, chickens, and bees. I use sustainable organic methods and do my best to grow all of my family's vegetables myself.
Thursday, May 02, 2013
pear blossoms
The two espaliered pears in my community plot are full of blossoms! Finally.
For two years they haven't bloomed at all. Last summer I found a book on pruning and stopped clipping off all of the side branches. What a difference.
I had a rose bush do that last year. I think that variety behave differently. My neighbor has the same kind and it's over the fence and blooms in my yard as well.
Nice looking blooms! Last year all the fruit blossoms were killed off here in Ontario from early warmth followed by a freeze. I'll be looking forward to actually pick some fruit this fall.
6 comments:
Excellent. What type of pear trees do you have?
I had a rose bush do that last year. I think that variety behave differently. My neighbor has the same kind and it's over the fence and blooms in my yard as well.
Nice looking blooms! Last year all the fruit blossoms were killed off here in Ontario from early warmth followed by a freeze. I'll be looking forward to actually pick some fruit this fall.
Nice! My pears have pink blossoms :)
I had no idea that pear blossoms were so pretty!
I have one Bartlett (Williams) and one Keiffer tree.
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