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Shallot Man
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Hi all. Just started picking my Victoria Plums, the flesh is great, but the skin is on the bitter side, any suggestions ? Shallotman
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Were the fruit sprayed earlier on? If so, washing the skins might help. Otherwise can't think what's causing it unless they're still a little under ripe?
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we have a several different plums, (which are never sprayed) bitter skins occur from time to time, maybe its due to the general lack of sunshine this year , if the flesh is soft and the fruits come away easily its time to pick them or they will either start to rot on the tree or fall off.
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Victoria. richard p. many thanks for your comments. Shallotman
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Primrose, sorry I changed your name to victoria, [I must have been thinking of my V plums] shallotman
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