No Plums on the Plum Tree this year, reason why.

The plum tree on my plot is one of the original things that made me like this plot more than the others I was shown when I signed up. Despite being told to cut it down by one of the other growers I have had some really good crops from a ailing old plum tree. I thought that this year I may be witnessing the beginning of its demise as it is looking on a poor way, withered leaves and no fruit on it.

However after talking to someone I have discovered what has happened to the plum tree this year. The blossom formed on the tree early because of the mild weather and then came too frosts (while I was away on holiday so I was not aware of them). The frosts took away the chance of the tree producing plums this year and is probably responsible for the leaves looking in a bad way too.

Hopefully next year will be a good one for the tree and with it not needing to form fruit this year the resting time might do it good.

We look to be growing some apples for the first time on the tree I planted in 2010, the baby apples are a very nice shade of red, fingers crossed they manage to produce a good crop for us.

I was complimented on growing the most tasty rhubarb, from someone who said it was the best they had tasted in years after they cooked up a batch that I had given them.

Test dug a few new potatoes, to see how they were progressing,  they are still quite small but very tasty and a real treat with a salad.