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Have maggots in the fruit why? What do I do to get rid
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I was chatting to a very experienced gardener yeaterday and mentioned I was planning on growing some cheries.
He said no point these days as they're all getting maggots.
Could be the same that's affecting your plums -
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Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Plums & maggots do I have to bin all the fruit and or if I sock plums in water or to get them out can I use them then or not?
You could try putting the plums in a bowl of water, then sprinkle some salt on them and give it a stir.
The salty water will make the maggots try and escape.
I've no idea if it'll work, but it's the method I use when I come home with a bag of blackberries that I've picked. After about 10-15 minutes I can see the maggots floating in the water. Then just drain and rinse them.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Cut the plums open, remove any maggots, use the plums for jam, chutney, cakes, crumbles ... absolutely fine.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I used to cut the plums in half, wash out the maggot poop and eat them. I survived but got bored of doing it so I swapped the plum tree for a second pear tree!