Alis girls Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Three of us share an allotment and the plum tree has green plums on which are not ripe - the problem is some plums are going brown they have ? mould on and sap coming out. What i want to know is 1 can we spray and are they safe to eat 2 what can u make with unripe plums if anything 3 how do we avoid this problem in future thanks folks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 It happens to a Victoria Plum we have. But it's worse in the wet summers. But we still get a large crop - although we have to fight the wasps for them! So if there is a reason and something that can be done, I'd love to know. PS - when I first read this, I thought it was about PLUM ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 PS - when I first read this, I thought it was about PLUM ...... me too I wondered what Plum had been up to cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 Poor Plum - apologies to Plum if shes reading this - nothing personal - I am on about my PLUM TREE. Had to giggle at that - no wonder I got few answers - you probably all thought I was being "Ooops, word censored!"y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 sounds like brown rot you need to bin the rotting fruit not in the compost unless you can burn them you should do the same with the leaves when they fall off in the autum. I don't think theres anything left on the market that you can spray with ther used to be a winter wash/tar wash again not sure it's still available I had a victoria with it few years ago end up cutting down it got that bad . the sap is down to insect damage you'll probably find a grub in the affected ones its to late to spray them now again don't know if thers anything left on the market to use nowadays hope this helps any fruit that has sap coming from it that doesn't rot is safe just cut it up just incase of grubs wash and eat or cook them same to waste them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I found a couple like that on my plum tree today and removed them, the rest look ok so I am hoping that they will ripen ok. I love plums straight off the tree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 1 can we spray and are they safe to eat Whatever you do don't eat plums it is very painful. You can spray them it helps stop them going brown especially in hot sun. 2 what can u make with unripe plums if anything With unripe plums you can make all sorts of things e.g. quilts so don't bin them 3 how do we avoid this problem in future thanks folks To avoid the problems in the future and stop plums going green just don't post threads saying Plum problem. Made me go green immediately. Thanks guys for the heart attack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 i am sorry Plum - i had totally forgotten there was a forum member called plum I am sure you are not a problem - now just one question - and I dont know if you were joking - you said I could make "quilts" with unripe plums. i'm afraid I wasnt sure what you meant. Is this the continental variety. Visions of OH and myself under a pile of unripe plums flash past with the cat on top it would be like the pictures celebs do naked under a pile of fruit on second thoughts rather not go there. i have giggled so much about this thread. SJP thanks for tips - are you THE SJP - sex and the city? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 Eh no plums - nuts thats another thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saronne Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I had a similar problem with a plum TREE (just to avoid confusion ). I made some chutney with the brown/sappy ones. Warning: They will stain your fingers when you cut them up! Saronne x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
