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It's been a long wait for having the opportunity to can something from one of the plum trees on the property, but today at last - one of the trees provided about 13 lbs. of ripe (but damaged) orbs of juicy goodness which was used to make the first jelly of the season. Most were damaged by the larvae of the plum curculio, but tedious prepping and painstaking work paid off in the end with 4 jars of colorful plum jelly , as indicated in the picture...I can't wait to try it on toast in the morning. :)
*EDIT* - Since RandomGardener asked about what to use for dealing with the plum curculio, i'm proud to say that the Extension Service shared the information with me over a telephone conversation one day last week. Imidan is the product to use, and you can bet that i'll be using it next year. :)
EG
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14 comments:
You have plums already! We are still months away from picking plum at the Haven garden. Your jam looks so good.
You can't fool me , I see you have been nibbling out of that top jar...(it has no lid :o) I bet it was delicious, it looks so nice and clear.
mmmm! It looks great!
Yum! ! ! What time is breakfast? :-)
Looks delicious!! Hope you enjoy it :)
Oh wow! Good for you for not letting the damaged fruit go to waste. I bet it was a lot of work trimming off the bad stuff, but it looks like it was worth it.
How beautiful. I can't wait to be able to make plum jam from my plums. But I have a very long wait.
Liisa - yeah, plums are usually ripe around the first of June, and blackberries about 3 weeks later..
Gingerbreadshouse7 - I always leave the lid off of one jar, then put it in the refrigerator for immediate consumption. :)
Katrina and willow's quiet corner - thanks!
Annanas - thank you...
Grafixmuse - it was ALOT of work, but certainly worth it.
Daphne - I was definitely pleased with the color...
Plum Jelly looks great! We have plum trees that are just done flowering, won't get any plum until Aug. About Plum curculio, do you have any suggestions/advice on how to deal with them. We haven't had that problem so far, only because our trees are 2-3yrs old and don't bear much (or not at all last year). Since reading your blog, I've been researching online, it seems like other than spraying, there is no other organic way to control this. Please share your views. Thanks!
That sure looks nice EG, hope it was fab on your morning toast!
RandomGardener - after contacting a commercial fruit grower specialist with the State Extension Service, I now have the answer to what will take care of the plum curculio problem. I'll add the information to the post above for you...
kelly - me and the wife ate some this morning, and it was perfect...
Looks fantastic man! So happy your plum tree finally produced something to use. I'm thankful the previous owners planted mine ages ago so it's very mature and gives us gallons of cut plums for the freezer every year. My mom grabs out a gallon bag every time they run low on jelly. I need to spend more time around her to see how she does it. It is very yummy on toast!
Looks terrific! Yum.
The good stuff. Beautiful color.
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