New Posts For Thread: I have an abundance of apples.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30601185/i-have-an-abundance-of-applesLarge and mature bramley tree in the garden, 80% goes to waste each year.Are there places that accept large quantities of these?I thought about finding a food bank, but I doubt they'd want the hassle, plus they arnt synthetic enough or have high enouI'm just outside Norwich on light chalky soil, south facing. I think that helps a little if you get a late frost when the flower is out. Early sun gently melts it away. Planted in 1997 mostly on M26 rootstocks. Very handy when it comes to picking ashttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30601185/i-have-an-abundance-of-apples?post_id=546602055#546602055I'm just outside Norwich on light chalky soil, south facing. I think that helps a little if you get a late frost when the flower is out. Early sun gently melts it away. Planted in 1997 mostly on M26 rootstocks. Very handy when it comes to picking asThu, 22 Oct 2015 17:20:19 -0500blackbarn 22 Oct 15 20:37 Joined: 02 Jan 05 | Topic/replies: 5,813 | Blogger: blackbarn's blogSorry to hear the news Screaming. If the worst comes to the worst, a wood turner will bite your hand off for a "round" or several of 18" apple, and diseasehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30601185/i-have-an-abundance-of-apples?post_id=546601867#546601867blackbarn 22 Oct 15 20:37 Joined: 02 Jan 05 | Topic/replies: 5,813 | Blogger: blackbarn's blogSorry to hear the news Screaming. If the worst comes to the worst, a wood turner will bite your hand off for a "round" or several of 18" apple, and diseaseThu, 22 Oct 2015 16:58:29 -0500Spartan - You could have chosen a better name Love your choice of apples My own orchard is fairly new, although I have experience of others. I am mainly cider varieties, but I have lots of old favourites and everything Sussex I could find. Going thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30601185/i-have-an-abundance-of-apples?post_id=546601807#546601807Spartan - You could have chosen a better name Love your choice of apples My own orchard is fairly new, although I have experience of others. I am mainly cider varieties, but I have lots of old favourites and everything Sussex I could find. Going tThu, 22 Oct 2015 16:51:50 -0500Ashmead Kernel was the last one I picked and along with Kidds Orange Red you can't do much with them till after christmas. I had a huge crop on my cooker Grenadier, they are lovely as an eater after christmas. My two early varieties Katy and James Grhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30601185/i-have-an-abundance-of-apples?post_id=546601491#546601491Ashmead Kernel was the last one I picked and along with Kidds Orange Red you can't do much with them till after christmas. I had a huge crop on my cooker Grenadier, they are lovely as an eater after christmas. My two early varieties Katy and James GrThu, 22 Oct 2015 16:27:44 -0500Just Checking - As The Spartan who posted before you will know, keeping quality is hugely dependant on variety, some keep, some dont - loads of cooking varieties end up dessert apples after Christmas if kept properly (eg Lanes Prince Albert), and somhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30601185/i-have-an-abundance-of-apples?post_id=546601131#546601131Just Checking - As The Spartan who posted before you will know, keeping quality is hugely dependant on variety, some keep, some dont - loads of cooking varieties end up dessert apples after Christmas if kept properly (eg Lanes Prince Albert), and somThu, 22 Oct 2015 16:01:27 -0500It's strange how some apples can keep for a long time (months), others kept near them go off quickly.The sell by dates in supermarkets can be very conservative, they can keep for a lot longer.If you've a blender and lots of apples, try an apple smoothttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30601185/i-have-an-abundance-of-apples?post_id=546600985#546600985It's strange how some apples can keep for a long time (months), others kept near them go off quickly.The sell by dates in supermarkets can be very conservative, they can keep for a lot longer.If you've a blender and lots of apples, try an apple smootThu, 22 Oct 2015 15:46:28 -0500It has taken eight weeks but the last apple is harvested. Got somewhere between 400-500lb trayed up in the shed. 80% eaters 20% cookers. Probably 5-10% will go off over the winter, they will be thrown out for the birds. The rest will see me and the fhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30601185/i-have-an-abundance-of-apples?post_id=546600843#546600843It has taken eight weeks but the last apple is harvested. Got somewhere between 400-500lb trayed up in the shed. 80% eaters 20% cookers. Probably 5-10% will go off over the winter, they will be thrown out for the birds. The rest will see me and the fThu, 22 Oct 2015 15:35:08 -0500Whort about coconuts ,bananas or oranges ? Got a surplus of turnips and would be happy to do some barter ?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30601185/i-have-an-abundance-of-apples?post_id=546600387#546600387Whort about coconuts ,bananas or oranges ? Got a surplus of turnips and would be happy to do some barter ?Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:58:18 -0500Sorry to hear the news Screaming. If the worst comes to the worst, a wood turner will bite your hand off for a "round" or several of 18" apple, and disease can often be a bonus to the colour and grain of the wood. Every cloud and all that.....https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30601185/i-have-an-abundance-of-apples?post_id=546600095#546600095Sorry to hear the news Screaming. If the worst comes to the worst, a wood turner will bite your hand off for a "round" or several of 18" apple, and disease can often be a bonus to the colour and grain of the wood. Every cloud and all that.....Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:37:18 -0500Got the ladder out before the light went, and I think we're talking firewood rather than cuttings now. Some branches retained a little springiness, but others just snapped off. Bark peeling away on the trunk. Very hard to imagine any buds appearing nhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30601185/i-have-an-abundance-of-apples?post_id=546599935#546599935Got the ladder out before the light went, and I think we're talking firewood rather than cuttings now. Some branches retained a little springiness, but others just snapped off. Bark peeling away on the trunk. Very hard to imagine any buds appearing nThu, 22 Oct 2015 14:23:46 -0500