{"id":1734,"date":"2023-09-09T16:06:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T16:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/?p=1734"},"modified":"2023-09-09T16:06:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T16:06:36","slug":"six-on-saturday-9-9-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/2023\/09\/09\/six-on-saturday-9-9-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Six on Saturday 9-9-23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After a week away cycling in the lovely Scottish borders, and then some urgent family commitments,  I&#8217;ll have to make it a very quick #SixOnSaturday this week.  It&#8217;s September, and I guess that mean the harvest, so here are some wonderful fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First up, we have SO many apples this year that some of the tree branches really are breaking off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2419\" height=\"1869\" src=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/apples_many.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1735\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pears have not had such a dramatic year, but they are almost ready too, and they always seem to ripen in one huge clump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2418\" height=\"1916\" src=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pear.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1736\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Back to apples, I have a couple of trees of cooking apples, they are not ready yet, but ripening nicely in the Autumn heatwave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2921\" height=\"1849\" src=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cooker.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1737\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the greenhouse, this year&#8217;s crop of grapes are coming on rather well too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2345\" height=\"1966\" src=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/grapes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1738\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>yet another variety of apples makes for a lovely pale golden juice that isn&#8217;t too sweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2131\" height=\"1541\" src=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/apple1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1740\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And last, but very much not least, there are oodles of Autumn raspberries ripening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2128\" height=\"1496\" src=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/raspbs.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1741\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s my #SixOnSaturday for this week.  Join the sixes on Mastodon or other instances in the Fediverse via #SixOnSaturday, we need a few more folk to toot on the topic: come join us. All you need to do is find 6 things in your garden to show us. Then post on social, or add a link at Jim&#8217;s blog below. For regulars, our organiser is Jim at https:\/\/gardenruminations.co.uk\/. Also on twitter @JamesLStephens. And I&#8217;m on mastodon @julie3dharris@mastodon.scot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a week away cycling in the lovely Scottish borders, and then some urgent family commitments, I&#8217;ll have to make it a very quick #SixOnSaturday this week. It&#8217;s September, and I guess that mean the harvest, so here are some wonderful fruit. 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