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Mar
@marsiposa@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp last week

Update: final harvest from the squirrel-proofed apple trees. We got 4.5 kg (~9lb). It's incredible blobcataww

The Kid, who grew up knowing our trees would produce a max of 5 apples, has been exclaiming in disbelief every time he looks at them.

Besides the intense grazing pressure from the squirrels, the trees are small, as they were planted by the previous owners in a not-great location (by a fence, in a semi-shaded area). And yet. Look at how much they can do!

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Large plastic container holding 20 or so medium-size to large apples. The apples are dark red on one side, with strikes of yellow on the other side. The container is placed on a scale on a kitchen counter. In the background, a kettle -looking small next to the apples- and other assorted kitchen items.
Large plastic container holding 20 or so medium-size to large apples. The apples are dark red on one side, with strikes of yellow on the other side. The container is placed on a scale on a kitchen counter. In the background, a kettle -looking small next to the apples- and other assorted kitchen items.
Large plastic container holding 20 or so medium-size to large apples. The apples are dark red on one side, with strikes of yellow on the other side. The container is placed on a scale on a kitchen counter. In the background, a kettle -looking small next to the apples- and other assorted kitchen items.
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@pirategoddess@social.vivaldi.net  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

I just tried Envy apples for the first time. I think it might rival Cosmic Crisp and Honeycrisp for my favorite kind of apple!

#Apples #food #fruit

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@matt@oslo.town  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

It was apple day somewhere in the world today so they brought us apple tart in work. 🍎 🍏 🥧

Follow me more more great stories and don't forget to ring the bell 🔔

#Apple #Apples #AppleTart #ApplePie #Food #FoodPorn

A photo of a delicious slice of apple tart in a bowl in front of a computer.
A photo of a delicious slice of apple tart in a bowl in front of a computer.
A photo of a delicious slice of apple tart in a bowl in front of a computer.
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Nikolas Kozloff
@Nikolas@federated.press  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Sounds like I should eat one #pineapple 🍍, 20 #apples and a bushel of #bananas every day...or we could just ban #cars

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250928095620.htm #airquality #diet #fruits #nutrition #Climate #brooklyn

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Fruit might be the surprising key to healthier lungs

Eating more fruit could help protect lungs from air pollution damage, particularly in women. Researchers point to antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds in fruit as possible defenses against harmful airborne particles.
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Nikolas Kozloff
@Nikolas@federated.press  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Sounds like I should eat one #pineapple 🍍, 20 #apples and a bushel of #bananas every day...or we could just ban #cars

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250928095620.htm #airquality #diet #fruits #nutrition #Climate #brooklyn

ScienceDaily

Fruit might be the surprising key to healthier lungs

Eating more fruit could help protect lungs from air pollution damage, particularly in women. Researchers point to antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds in fruit as possible defenses against harmful airborne particles.
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@elbowcrooker@toot.wales  ·  activity timestamp last month

Here is the monthly photo looking up the allotment. Today's visit was the first for a month due to health reasons so it will have to do for August and September. The runner beans have finished cropping, the potatoes have been lifted and the wallflower plants in the foreground are nearly ready to be moved back home. We have started picking the apples (out of shot) with a view to making cider next month.

#Allotment #allotments #beans #vegetables #gardening #garden #apples #cider

As with previous months, the main thing you can see is the runner beans. These make a huge contribution to the compost heap....when I get round to cutting them down!
As with previous months, the main thing you can see is the runner beans. These make a huge contribution to the compost heap....when I get round to cutting them down!
As with previous months, the main thing you can see is the runner beans. These make a huge contribution to the compost heap....when I get round to cutting them down!
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Mar
@marsiposa@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp last month

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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#UrbanGarden

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Three smallish red apples placed on the ground. They have damaged areas around which they've started to rot. The damage is less than 1/10 of the apple.
Three smallish red apples placed on the ground. They have damaged areas around which they've started to rot. The damage is less than 1/10 of the apple.
Three smallish red apples placed on the ground. They have damaged areas around which they've started to rot. The damage is less than 1/10 of the apple.
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Mar
@marsiposa@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp last month

This was the Most Beautiful winner.

I instinctively polished the apples while telling my son that my mom had learned to polish them from her mom.

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A very perfectly shapped red apple, with polished shiny skin and a little stem. The apple is placed on the concrete edge of a garden bed. A pale autumn light illuminates the scene.
A very perfectly shapped red apple, with polished shiny skin and a little stem. The apple is placed on the concrete edge of a garden bed. A pale autumn light illuminates the scene.
A very perfectly shapped red apple, with polished shiny skin and a little stem. The apple is placed on the concrete edge of a garden bed. A pale autumn light illuminates the scene.
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Mar
@marsiposa@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

I've successfully tricked the squirrels. blobcatgoogly

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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13 red apples with greenish strikes are grouped together on the grass. They have been polished so their skin looks very shiny. A pale autumn sunlight is shining over them.
13 red apples with greenish strikes are grouped together on the grass. They have been polished so their skin looks very shiny. A pale autumn sunlight is shining over them.
13 red apples with greenish strikes are grouped together on the grass. They have been polished so their skin looks very shiny. A pale autumn sunlight is shining over them.
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@elbowcrooker@toot.wales  ·  activity timestamp last month

Here is the monthly photo looking up the allotment. Today's visit was the first for a month due to health reasons so it will have to do for August and September. The runner beans have finished cropping, the potatoes have been lifted and the wallflower plants in the foreground are nearly ready to be moved back home. We have started picking the apples (out of shot) with a view to making cider next month.

#Allotment #allotments #beans #vegetables #gardening #garden #apples #cider

As with previous months, the main thing you can see is the runner beans. These make a huge contribution to the compost heap....when I get round to cutting them down!
As with previous months, the main thing you can see is the runner beans. These make a huge contribution to the compost heap....when I get round to cutting them down!
As with previous months, the main thing you can see is the runner beans. These make a huge contribution to the compost heap....when I get round to cutting them down!
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Mar
@marsiposa@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

And here is the first batch of apples!
Yes, they could have waited a little more, but I was impatient/ anxious that some unpredictable pest (worm) woud eat them before me.
They are delicious with nut butter.

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#GrowYourOwn

Four apples in a ceramic bowl on a stove top. The apples are mostly red with stripes of green. One of the apples has a tiny worm hole on the side.
Four apples in a ceramic bowl on a stove top. The apples are mostly red with stripes of green. One of the apples has a tiny worm hole on the side.
Four apples in a ceramic bowl on a stove top. The apples are mostly red with stripes of green. One of the apples has a tiny worm hole on the side.
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@marsiposa@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

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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Small apple trees in a backyard. All branches have reddish apples wrapped in a variety of clear plastic containers, including clamshell to-go containers, strawberry boxes and clear ziplock fruit bags. Behind the trees there is a fence, and below assorted groundcover.
Small apple trees in a backyard. All branches have reddish apples wrapped in a variety of clear plastic containers, including clamshell to-go containers, strawberry boxes and clear ziplock fruit bags. Behind the trees there is a fence, and below assorted groundcover.
Small apple trees in a backyard. All branches have reddish apples wrapped in a variety of clear plastic containers, including clamshell to-go containers, strawberry boxes and clear ziplock fruit bags. Behind the trees there is a fence, and below assorted groundcover.
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Sarah Arnold
@sejarnold@beige.party  ·  activity timestamp 6 months ago

A brief #Introduction or actually, re-introduction post.

I'm Sarah. I'm an entomologist. I work at Niab in the UK, studying insects important in fruit crop production. This includes #Pollinators like bees and hoverflies, as well as natural enemies of pests, and the pests themselves.

Most of my work is on UK crops like #Apples and #Strawberries but I also have an area of work on entomology in #Cocoa (there are a lot of parallels with orchards really!).

I'm always happy to infodump enthusiastically about #SolitaryBees, #Forcipomyia, #Cacao cultivation, #Strawberry varieties, and also about hamsters.

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