Fireblight on the pear trees again

It's an annual occurence for fireblight to show up on one of the pear trees, and this year is certainly no different than previous ones...one tree has it in 2 separate locations, although dealing with one would mean losing at least half of the upcoming harvest. However, one location was near the bottom, and I wanted to share a picture with any readers that might wanna know what to look for....

Photo below - the small branch that has droopy leaves is affected with it, and is in the beginning stages of the disease. I always cut the limb at least 12" below any signs of it, and dispose of it in the nearby woods..

Photo below - here's a shot from one of the ends of the muscadine grapevines, and it's evident that it could stand a mid-season pruning at this point...if not, the trellis wire could break, which would be a complete disaster...If the japanese beetles can be kept under control, it's gonna be a really good harvest in September.

Photo below - even though jelly was made from the largest part last weekend, plums continue to fall from the tree closest to the road. Here's me holding one, just for perspective.....all harvested so far have came from the tree which i'm not sure of the cultivar. The other is Santa Rosa of course, but this one is something else. Anyway, I guess the previous 3-4 years of relentless verbal lashings by myself toward it have finally paid off big time. Heh. It's not so stupid anymore. :)

Photo below - here's weenie head headed toward the blackberry patch. She loves going out there with me, but it's still a couple of weeks before time to pick. She's beginning to shed her winter coat too, and will need a good brushing sometime this week. Jude is truly the best friend anyone could possibly hope for, and i'm lucky to have her.....

In other news, the soaring daily temperatures are causing the plants growing in swc's to drink water like crazy. Refilling of the water reservoirs has to take place every 3-4 days, and is slowly emptying the rain barrels. If watering raised beds was the only requirement, i'd have plenty for the warm months. But, the swc's use the majority - which is something to consider if contemplating building some...

The volunteer pumpkin growing in the compost bins continues to thrive, but hopes of becoming a trap plant for bugs hash't materialized yet. It's really strange, because the location only gets around 4 hours of sunlight a day....Daily beheadings of squashbugs continue to take place, and a couple of egg clusters have been found this week, as well.

Take care, and happy gardening.

EG