A couple of months ago, I asked Longfellow neighbors if I could have the apples
from their trees that fell on the ground. About a half-dozen replied.
I came over to get the apples, which I cleaned and pressed on a borrowed cider
press. I got the cider, about a third of which went to the apple press owner,
about a third went to me, and about a third I gave away various places.
The apple tree owners got free help cleaning up and hauling apples that were
usually wormy or badly bruised.
The left-over apple bits after squeezing have gone to chicken owners and the
Compostadores for a huge compost operation.
It has been a little crazy, except now I am beginning to run out of apples.
So....
If you have apples that you don't want, whether ones on the ground or unwanted
apples in the tree, I would be glad to take them off your hands so you have a
lot less mess. My apple picker-upper picks up just about everything that still
has the shape of an apple. Write me an email at charleyunderwood (at) hotmail
(dot) com and I will be by about once a week while the season lasts.
I am also extending a NEW invitation to neighbors who have walnut trees. A
friend of mine has a walnut cracker and my apple picker-upper also picks up
walnuts fast. So if you want me to get your walnuts, just email me at the
above.
Let me know your address, daylight hours that might be bad, and what part of
the yard the tree is located. I would also appreciate knowing if you have any
guard dogs or challenges I should be aware of. And PLEASE let me know if you
are offering just apples from the ground, or if you want me to pick apples from
the tree as well (and about how many apples you might want for yourself). Oh,
and please write something about "apples" in the email subject line. (I get
quite a few emails.)
Thanks so much.
from their trees that fell on the ground. About a half-dozen replied.
I came over to get the apples, which I cleaned and pressed on a borrowed cider
press. I got the cider, about a third of which went to the apple press owner,
about a third went to me, and about a third I gave away various places.
The apple tree owners got free help cleaning up and hauling apples that were
usually wormy or badly bruised.
The left-over apple bits after squeezing have gone to chicken owners and the
Compostadores for a huge compost operation.
It has been a little crazy, except now I am beginning to run out of apples.
So....
If you have apples that you don't want, whether ones on the ground or unwanted
apples in the tree, I would be glad to take them off your hands so you have a
lot less mess. My apple picker-upper picks up just about everything that still
has the shape of an apple. Write me an email at charleyunderwood (at) hotmail
(dot) com and I will be by about once a week while the season lasts.
I am also extending a NEW invitation to neighbors who have walnut trees. A
friend of mine has a walnut cracker and my apple picker-upper also picks up
walnuts fast. So if you want me to get your walnuts, just email me at the
above.
Let me know your address, daylight hours that might be bad, and what part of
the yard the tree is located. I would also appreciate knowing if you have any
guard dogs or challenges I should be aware of. And PLEASE let me know if you
are offering just apples from the ground, or if you want me to pick apples from
the tree as well (and about how many apples you might want for yourself). Oh,
and please write something about "apples" in the email subject line. (I get
quite a few emails.)
Thanks so much.
