The weather has been ultra hot and dry in July and, so far, August is not much better. The sickle pears on the tree are small and scanty. Normally by this time, they would be nearly twice as big and abundant. So, all my fertilizing from fall to spring did not yield a happy harvest. No pears to share with the neighbors and squirrels and to make pear sauce this year. But all is not lost. I have happy memories of a healthy pear tree in spring showing off its luxuriant leaves and flowers.
All this thought about a lack of rain and small pears brought to mind what a
Greek tour guide said to me about the effect of
Santorini's normally low rainfall on the island's produce. They tend to be small. The grapes that I saw, for example, were miniatures. I guess Mother nature is the ultimate boss.
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Sickle pear
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