Monday, March 13, 2017

The 2017 almond harvest

8 almonds

We have about a dozen almond trees here, of various ages between 1 year and almost dead from old age. They bloom beautifully every spring, and provide some much needed shade in the summer, so I'm not complaining. :)

We are hoping to improve the health of the soil by adding rock dust as soon as I can find some, and keeping the area mulched, but the water comes from the sky, and that is always variable.

2 comments:

  1. 8 almonds? Did the birds get them all? Never mind, I have a 4 year old quince tree. The harvest this year will be 5 quinces. But they are mine own!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I can't blame the birds, no. I saw the almonds develop and grow from flower, there were just a few. Plenty of flowers and bees though! I suspect I need another variety of almond for pollination, or maybe it's just the poor depleted soils.
      5 quinces is great! The quinces here got bigger again this year, but still not right, the fruit got quite sunburnt. I suspect the old tree will be happier with support trees grown nearby.

      Delete