2024

There was maybe 4 or five deformed ones. Maybe the lack of bees due to the 'rotting' weather.
November 26th
Heavy pruning as I'm not concerned if pears will arrive but more what the pruning will do, else I may as well remove the trees

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2023

There were 100's of pears.

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See June 24th 2019 Update

2019 Only a few pears in 2018 and not for lack of blossom. This year there is plenty of blossom but I see no bees. :( Update 18th May Looking better. Even the far tree of the two has young fruit forming (that's the closer of the two in the image above). Looks like there may be a few dozen on each tree with good vibes.

Far pear tree

Near pear tree

2015 Best year so far :: Read on I hid them from the birds under transparent type 1 (pete) plastic bottle tops. They started falling off the tree at the beginning of September the last one being on the 16th. They don't keep; the first one having gone slightly yellow I decided to eat only to find the inside going over soft. Although sweet and tasty the skin was a bit rough and many times I spat bits out.

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No pears in 2016 or 2017. Although there were hundreds of flowers in 2018 there were only two pears, which fell on 8th or 9th September Eaten the second pear on 13th so 4 or 5 days after fall

2024

• Nov 22nd: 2024 crop:~ 18 x 400g jars = (7.2Kg) and one is nearly a full jar, 350g, of Trail of tears. plus 450g for sowing next year
• Nov 21st: Just pulled out 5 jars of the 21, some [2Kg], from 2023 stash to use for food. Taking 45 from each type, not jar, for possible future sowing.
• The harvest of dried beans includes those I put aside for sowing in 2025
• Oct 28th: 17+1 + 1(a) x 400g jars = (7.6Kg) :: One is nearly a full jar, 350g, of Trail of tears. + 1 jar mixed.one 400g jar of split broad beans from 2022 ~ (1b). So I may get less than 8Kg from 2024>
• Oct 19th: 13+3 x 400g jars = (6.4Kg) + one 400g jar of split broad beans from 2022 and nearly a full jar, 350g, of Trail of tears. May manage to collect another jar giving 18 maybe this year. However this will include those selected for sowing next year.
• Oct 12th: 11+4 x 400g jars = (6Kg) + one 400g jar of split broad beans from 2022
• Oct 3rd: Probably 5Kg dried or drying including broad beans
• Sept 27th: Have probably 3Kg dried or drying

Total 400g jars:- 1∂(2022) + 21∂(2023) + 19∂(2024) [41 x 400g= 16.4Kg]

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2023 stash

• Sept 17th 2024 Just checking last years, 2023 and there is maybe 10Kg. (21 jars of 400g 8.4Kg + some small jars and some that were kept for sowing) So 200 days @ 50g. Just started with some that were kept for sowing for food.
• Sept 14th: Soaking what may be the last shelved dried beans from 2022 , although there may be some backup for sowing . . .

Broad beans ~ Diary

First sowing:

• October 13th 2024: Soaking 60
• October 15th 2024: Some 45% sprouting. · 27/60
• October 16th 2024: · 51/60
• October 17th 2024: · 60/60 only 4 of the final 9 had sprouted
• October 25th 2024: The first 40/60 are all but 1 are high and under jars. '

  

• October 30th 2024: Of the remaining 20 2 are missing � and the rest are' So 57 of the 60 are fine ✅

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Second sowing:

• November 15th 2024: Soaked another 46
• November 17th 2024: Of the 46 soaked 36 were sown in a second bed and the remaining 10 were added to the October plot, bringing it's total to 69
  Note none of these 46 have sprouted. ·
• November 19th 2024: Eventually 59 of the 60 are fine ✅

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Third sowing:

• February 6th 2025: Maybe

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