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Planting, Nurturing and Picking the Best Apples for Apple Bobbing
16.06.2023 - 06:48 / blog.theenduringgardener.com
Planting, Nurturing and Picking the Best Apples for Apple BobbingLooking back on it now I fail to see the fun in apple bobbing but for some bizarre reason, fun it was. In fact, sticking your head into a dustbin of freezing cold water with your hands tied behind your back whilst desperately trying to latch onto an apple with your incisors before you drowned was the absolute pinnacle of Halloween fun. Trick or treat ? Pah.
I can only assume that this game was conjured up by someone desperate to find a use for a surfeit of apples. At this time of year there are more apples around in peoples gardens than you can shake a stick at but many of them can be easily stored rather than wasted. As a general rule it’s the later ripening ones which will store for longer like Tydeman’s Late Orange and Suntan which will keep until early spring.An ordinary fridge is ideal but by no means essential. The best think to do is to inspect each one and chuck out any which are even suspiciously manky and then wrap them individually in a piece of paper about the same size as this page and then put them in the bottom of a box in a single layer. Store them somewhere cool, dark and frost free like an attic or shed.
[Tweet “It’s an absolute travesty that we spend so much money on imported apples when we’ve got so many of our own excellent varieties”] So often we inherit a tired old fruit tree from a previous owner but it really makes sense to plant a variety of your own choice which you actually like and want to eat.
Picking the right cultivar is crucial and it makes sense to not only choose one you like but one which is also disease resistant. Discovery and Epicure are both early fruiting dessert apples resistant to scab and powdery mildew and
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