{"id":67,"date":"2010-05-04T19:42:20","date_gmt":"2010-05-04T19:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.walsgrove.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=67"},"modified":"2010-05-04T19:42:20","modified_gmt":"2010-05-04T19:42:20","slug":"blossom-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.walsgrove.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=67","title":{"rendered":"Blossom 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This year the plum blossom is about two weeks later than last year. The warm, still days in the middle of April encouraged the bees to fly and the white plum blossom to set quickly. Frost has affected the plum section of the orchard on a few days during “Blossom Time”, the clear mornings has had some affect on the fruit but it is too early to identify how much damage has been caused. Fruit does benefit from a small amount of frost, as it causes the remaining fruit to increase in size since there are fewer apples or plums using the trees limited resources.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The apple blossom started at the beginning of May but the cold weather has slowed the set. The pink apple blossom surrounded the edges of the orchard. When in bud the blossom appears as pink but as the apple buds open the blossom turns through pink to white. The crab apple blossom on the front of the orchard is darker pink or crimson in colour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This year the plum blossom is about two weeks later than last year. The warm, still days in the middle of April encouraged the bees to fly and the white plum blossom to set quickly. Frost has affected the plum … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Fgux-15","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":143,"url":"http:\/\/www.walsgrove.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=143","url_meta":{"origin":67,"position":0},"title":"Blossom","author":"Richard","date":"April 17, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"The plum blossom has been excellent this year and the bees have been very busy. The frost has not been a serious problem and it looks as though there is a good set. So, here's hoping for a good crop. The apple blossom is still on the trees and looks\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Fruit"","block_context":{"text":"Fruit","link":"http:\/\/www.walsgrove.co.uk\/wordpress\/?cat=4"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walsgrove.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DSC05815-300x225.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":294,"url":"http:\/\/www.walsgrove.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=294","url_meta":{"origin":67,"position":1},"title":"Blossom time","author":"Margaret","date":"April 14, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The plum blossom has looked lovely this year. Although it is early to judge, it appears as though we have had a reasonable set of fruit. Some nights have been cool but we have avoided the frost. Daytime conditions have been conducive to bee activity so we are optimistic!","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walsgrove.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_5196-300x225.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1427,"url":"http:\/\/www.walsgrove.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=1427","url_meta":{"origin":67,"position":2},"title":"Plum blossom","author":"Margaret","date":"April 1, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The plum blossom is turning the orchard white and we'll now just hope that the frost keeps away. If you would like to walk round the orchard, we'd be happy to see you either tomorrow afternoon (Friday) or any time on Saturday. Ideal for photographers or anyone who just wants\u2026","rel":"","context":"With 2 comments","block_context":{"text":"With 2 comments","link":"http:\/\/www.walsgrove.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=1427#comments"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":187,"url":"http:\/\/www.walsgrove.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=187","url_meta":{"origin":67,"position":3},"title":"Plums 2012","author":"Margaret","date":"August 22, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"This is proving to be a poor season for plums as pollination rates were low at blossom time - too cool and windy for the bees to get busy. However, we still have purple and yellow pershores and the Victorias are just ready. The fruit is good quality, just not\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":466,"url":"http:\/\/www.walsgrove.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=466","url_meta":{"origin":67,"position":4},"title":"Apple Blossom","author":"Margaret","date":"April 28, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Although the plum blossom has almost finished, the apple blossom is in full bloom. However, it is only likely to be around for another week at the most so come along as soon as possible if you want to see it!","rel":"","context":"With 1 comment","block_context":{"text":"With 1 comment","link":"http:\/\/www.walsgrove.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=466#comments"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":457,"url":"http:\/\/www.walsgrove.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=457","url_meta":{"origin":67,"position":5},"title":"Plum blossom","author":"Margaret","date":"April 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"So far so good! The weather this week has brought on the blossom. The bees have been busy and frosts have been minimal. 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