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The saddest sound in the garden

Penny_ForthemPenny_Forthem Posts: 455
in The potting shed
Is.....
Our neighbour dropping all his beautiful apples into his garden waste bin.
We'd  offer to take them, but we're appled out and will press ours for cider and I'll make chutney.
Plonk, plonk
I'm  sure someone could make use of them.


Beautiful North Wales - hiraeth
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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    The crack of a falling tree
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    A food bank, homeless shelter, community baking group - there must be lots of folks that would put them to good use. If you have something like that near you Penny, maybe next time you could offer to drop them off for him? 

    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    The smell of rotting apples is frequent around here at this time of year.
    I guess the reality is there are lots of mature apple trees in gardens here each producing a huge number of apples and no one wants more.
    As I walk with my dog some houses have boxes or trays of apples on their drive for folk to help themselves.
    My neighbour has a huge Discovery that was laden - they don't eat apples - those hanging in my garden were very nice.
    Similar with my other neighbour.
    If I look out of my bedroom window I can see loads of laden apple trees - a real wasp-fest!

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    the sound of a bird being killed by a poxy cat
    Devon.
  • rowlandscastle444rowlandscastle444 Posts: 2,612
    Or the sound of a cat being mauled by a fox.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    edited September 2023
    An old neighbour of many years ago went off to work and left their dog crying for hours.
    Having spoken to them to let them know what was happening whilst they were out, they then let it out each day on returning from work. It made an horrific sound as it found freedom this was followed by a sickly thump as it ran into our fence. It happened may times and although I am not fond of dogs that soundstays with me.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    rowlandscastle444 said:
    Or the sound of a cat being mauled by a fox.
    At least the fox is looking for food. Cats kill for fun
    Devon.
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    I wonder if there's anything like this near you? https://regather.net/regather-community-apple-pressing/
    If you search for 'community apple press' on Google there seem to be any number of projects - lots in Yorkshire it seems!
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Cats kill to eat but they do like to play with it.  Feline sport.

    We share any excess produce with neighbours and some reciprocate.    There's a scheme in a village not far from us where everyone puts their excess into a community swap scheme with surplus going to food banks.   

    Perhaps @Penny_Forthem you could offer to take your neighbour's surplus to the food bank yourself or, at least, put it on your compost heap.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    Putting our younger sons ashes into an area in our orchard...that was and still is the worst sound that we never could have...
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