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Twice Borne

At some point every July we say goodbye to raspberries until next year. It’s a little sad because they hit first and they’re the best, but we’ve got other berries to keep us happy.

This year some of the plants decided to bear twice! We seem to recall some had this in their description, and I guess the season’s been long enough this year that they went for it. It’s a bit surreal to be brought back to the joys of early Summer at the very end of the season when everything is done and being put the bed for Winter. They taste just as good too.

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Keeping Up with the Harvesting

There’s so much harvesting to do in the Fall. Nicole dug up a ton of potatoes while I was making cider.

Then I walked past the orchard and saw a whole bunch of hazelnuts ready to be picked, crap, I don’t even know what to do with them.

I’ll just grab a basket and figure it out later.

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Apple Convoy

We had another 2 cider pressing days, for a grand total of 24 gallons pressed. Some are fermenting, some refrigerated for immediate consumption, some gifted, and some canned. I’ve done good at really going after the trees, it wasn’t a banner year so I wanted to get all we could. It’s also helpful to pick frequently to not have too many rotted apples under the trees, it makes picking the good ones easier.

As with maple syrup and other things, while the thrill of discovery is gone, it’s nice to know what we’re doing. We had several encounters with baby coyotes so this year’s labels reflect that.

As is tradition, the remaining few apples were composted mechanically.