#junedrop

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After the peach thinning. I’d read about June drop and then how you were meant to thin them out before mid-July so here’s a video of #peachwatch2019 after I thinned them out. It was brutal and heartbreaking to do, especially as everywhere I was reading said I had to allow 4-6 inches between each fruit. That meant a lot if peaches had to go! I only counted 8 branches in the before video but in my distress I miscounted. There are 10 branches. 83 fruit on the tree and I removed 49, leaving 34 peaches to get big and juicy, please! 🙏🏻 🤞🏻🍑🍑#peachwatch #fruitthining #thining #junedrop #peaches #thegardeninggoodlife #balconygarden #balconygardening #containergardening (at Surbiton) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzbMmbog28X/?igshid=4kp722u79br7

Heartbreaking 💔 49 green peaches removed from the tree to encourage big and juicy peaches 🤞🏻🍑 #peachwatch2019 #peachwatch #fruitthining #thining #junedrop #peaches #thegardeninggoodlife #balconygarden #balconygardening #containergardening (at Surbiton) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzbMig_AJdD/?igshid=1l4lkwbdrivl3

June fruit drop - I’ve just learned about this natural phenomenon! @royjbarker asked me in an earlier post whether I was going to thin the tree and being the inexperienced gardener, I said I was leaving them all. I’m glad that nature knows what to do. I’ve been reading up on it and it says for inexperienced gardeners, I should consider thinning after the June drop, so I’ll be more ruthless then. It seems counterintuitive to remove fruit when it has taken so hard to pollinate and grow fruit, but it helps the remaining fruit to get bigger and juicier, and to prevent the tree from overloaded damage. So sorry @monicaleunghs and @nicola_wai, I’m not sure I’ll have enough to make you #peachjam 😂 #junedrop #junefruitdrop #containergardening #balconygarden #balconygardening #peachwatch2019 #peachwatch #peaches #thegardeninggoodlife (at Surbiton) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzVgw4Ng72J/?igshid=1x00cg85z8xxo