I also got some ugly ones.

Some of the plastic covers didn't ventilate well, sometimes collecting water from the rain and leading to rot. It was also more difficult to do daily checks to monitor for ripeness. One of the apples fell from the branch into the plastic cover, and I didn't notice until today.

Strawberry containers kept being the most useful to protect apples while maintaining ventilation.

All in all, I think it was a successful experiment.

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Oh my gosh, look at this year's apples from my trees!

I've successfully tricked the squirrels.

The last two years we'd gotten zero apples, maybe one. The year prior to that 2 tiny meager and green apples that were hiding in a shaded spot. This is a dream.

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Jeez, now even backyard fruit comes wrapped in plastic 😒

Just kidding! It's my squirrel-proofed tree, and it's working 😀

I used all sort of containers, and the top winners are strawberry containers and clear-plastic cherry bags. With those, there is no need to make holes for ventilation and they can be easily closed around branches. They also work where there is a cluster with more than one apple.

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Abrió una de las flores apestosas. Sí huele como a carne podrida y llegaron a visitarla varias moscas. #Bloomscrolling #florespondence#UrbanFlora#UrbanGarden

Abrió una de las flores apestosas. Sí huele como a carne podrida y llegaron a visitarla varias moscas. #Bloomscrolling #florespondence#UrbanFlora#UrbanGarden