My Yard is Overly Fruitful

[primsong]

Oy vey. Another huge pan of apple crisp is in the oven, another friend has been filled with tea and biscuits and sent off with a bag of apples and another batch of windfalls are in the apple bucket.  Have I mentioned I have APPLES? 



Soooo many apples. They came in early this year too, the bees obviously did a good job this past spring. 

The plums are just showing color - which is fine by me! I'm not ready to deal with plums yet, but the blush is pretty:


Grapes are peeking through the leaves - they're a bit shy, of course, as you would be if you were still green and company came along with a camera.


And yes, that is my little greenhouse somewhere under all those grape vines:


Even the rose-apples are coming in bigger than usual - lots of fat rose-hips to nibble this year:



And did I mention I have APPLES?



Munch munch munch.
 So - what are your summertime-only jobs?  What does your yard have too much of?

Comments

[elij_0650]

Find a recipe for apple butter. Especially one that uses apple juice to cook the sliced apples. I managed to reduce last years incredible harvest this way, and it's a versatile product to add to all sorts of recipes. And a nice gift for someone special who would appreciate its concentrated goodness.

My garden is mostly under water at the moment, but these extreme rains should stop soon (I hope).