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Given that we moved in spring our plan was to just watch what the garden did, without much interference. We haven’t watered or pruned, just let things be.

The plum, apple, nashi (yes, that’s what it turned out to be) and lemon all need some attention. The peach seems to be fruiting fine, but the tree still needs some care too. The pear, though, has done rather well.

The harvest basically filled a large chilly bin. There’s some wind damage, and a small number have bugs, but most seem healthy and practically fell off the tree at a touch.

We’ve never had a pear tree before so some quick research told us it would be best to chill them before ripening at room temperature. So into a borrowed fridge they’ve gone.

All going well we’ll be able to eat some and bottle the rest.

The tree will obviously also benefit from a feed and a prune, which means next year’s crop ought to be awesome. But for now, we have no complaints at all.