What did you do in the garden today?

[chickengr]

36 out,,
Today I wont be in the garden or fruit Tree garden.
I have errands all day. I am going to work the ground around the fruit trees tomorrow. Here is what I got,
So these fruit trees are old, 30, 35 yrs
This first one is an Asian Pear just about to bloom. We get about 12 or so pears. The small one with white flowers next to it, I don’t know what it is. It’s off the root from either the Asian Pear, plum or apple.


or the next tree an Italian Plum. We get about 10 to 15 plums.

And then we have a apple tree that put out a lot of fruit and 4 old blueberries


Now last year I was busy tending to my DH, I never got down to this area. The poor Elder Berries were neglected.
One so far has growth

I have a Fig up in the garden 5 more blueberries and a thornless
blackberry.

is asian pear self pollinating? or we need 2.

 

[chickengr]

Well slap my (bleep) and call me Sally!

I'm out thinning and bagging baby peaches and I just happened to look at the plum tree next to it. THERE'S BABY PLUMS ON THIS TREE! I have no idea how it got pollenated... The other plum tree I have wasn't flowering. The only thing in visible range of these trees that was flowering at the same time was the peaches and my dogwood trees.

My ghast is flabbered...

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so peaches did pollinate plum

 

[chickengr]

rain, rain, rain. much needed but I cannot prepare my big garden. I will get electrical tiller next week.

 

[jerryse]

is asian pear self pollinating? or we need 2.

You need to look up the variety to find out.

 

[jerryse]

If this is self-pollinating (remember, it was grown from store bought fruit), does that mean it will be similar to the parent tree?

No but possible. With plums at least it will be edible. I bagged the end of a branch on one of my seedlings to test for self-pollination. Seed parent was Waneta and pollen parent was Shiro. Since one parent self-pollinated it could be.

 

[jerryse]

is asian pear self pollinating? or we need 2.

Hosui,’ ‘Nijisseiki,’ and ‘Chojuro

Most Asian pear trees are not self-pollinating, and you will need to plant another pear tree nearby for cross-pollination. However, some Asian pear varieties, such as ‘Shinko’ and ’20th Century’, can self-pollinate. The ability to self-pollinate depends on the specific cultivar. Some self-pollinating varieties include ‘Hosui,’ ‘Nijisseiki,’ and ‘Chojuro’.

 

[Sally PB]

As the crow flies (or rather, the bee), it's hard to say what might be around somewhere... There are some wooded areas within a half mile radius but not much.

Honey bees will forage up to a 2.5-3 mile radius. So maybe there are other plums in the area close enough.

 

[Sally PB]

Yesterday I planted seeds in all of the pots I have up in the green house. 60 of them with tomatoes. A few squash, cucamelons, marigolds, and a couple of other things. All written down, but I need to copy out the scratchings I made into a more legible form.

We just need a bit of sun to warm the green house up. It doesn't take long. I'm hoping the pots lose their warmth slowly and the seeds are inspired to sprout.

 

[jerryse]

Spent about 2 1/2 hours outside yesterday. It was windy and cloudy. Put the chill on me. Today morning thunderstorms. Finding good weather to work outside is a challenge.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

is asian pear self pollinating? or we need 2.

It must be self, because I only have one.
I just read::Some varieties, like Shinseiki and Nijisseiki, are considered reliably self-fruitful in most regions.