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Where are the pears?

8/8/2014

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While on a recent walk through the orchard I came upon my one and only pear tree. I started looking very closely, wondering "where are the pears?" I scoured the ground and the branches ~ not one could be found! As you can see by the photo there was no lack of them the very last time I looked. I had put some pelletized lime underneath the branches to balance the ph of the acidic soil. The tree was very responsive! There were 30-40 pears, and I was planning on a bountiful harvest. Well…. there was a harvest, but not by me. I was able to locate one overlooked pear, and that was the end of it. The deer in the area are better fed for it and fortunately the tree was no worse for wear. This time, it was first come, first served!

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LeAnna Totten link
8/20/2014 03:36:54 am

The pears were beautiful! Sorry you missed out on those gems. Our apple trees did not fair well this year due to a late spring freeze. Better luck next year for the both of us.

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Paul Thomas link
9/2/2014 05:39:37 am

We have an arrangement with our deer. They don't eat our garden and we don't eat them.

We have been here 22+ years, with forests all around us. See deer in our yard and even prints walking through the garden but in all those years, I think we have lost three or four edamame plants and one cantaloupe was taste tested.

I would normally say it is our dogs, but they don't pay attention to them unless we walk outside and even then the deer look at the dogs like they are crazy for causing a fuss all of a sudden.

If we don't walk straight at the deer, they continue to graze and peace seems to be maintained in the kingdom. Of course, as soon as I write this......

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