Harvesting your own fruit is fine, but there are a few things you should pay attention to when harvesting the fruit so that the trees are not damaged.
Fresh fruit from your own garden is something delicious. However, during the fruit harvest there are a few things to consider in order not to damage the trees and to store the fruit properly for the winter.
- It is important that you don't pick apples and pears too early.
- Although there are different varieties, it is easy to tell when the fruit is ripe. The stalk must easily detach from the wood when you turn the fruit. So you can take the fruit directly from the tree.
- To avoid attracting pests, fallen fruit should be removed regularly. It is easy to do this if you put an old curtain or a cloth on the floor. This way the fruit can fall on it and you don't have to pick up the varieties individually with your hands.
- In autumn fruit trees can be pruned or transplanted. It is still worth transplanting the young trees, but the older ones should stay where they are.
- It's also a good time to plant pollinators. So you have companion plants for non-bearing trees. The trees, which have grown very large and may not be able to bear the many fruits, must be supported and tied.