Trish Stretton
Deeply Rooted
This is the second year my sweet persimmons have fruited well. Last year I dried one to see how it would turn out, it was delicious, so this year, I decided that the birds could only have the ones at the very top of the tree that I could not reach from my 'ladder'- 2-300l drum. I find it is more stable on dirt than my step ladder.
After watching some you tube vids on how people in Asia dry these by peeling them first and then hanging them, I have done half a dozen like this to see how they differ from just drying them with the skins on.
Because it was raining, I did not put them out in the sun and wind like I was supposed to and have had to put them in front of the fire to stop them from falling apart....so far so good.
They do need to be massaged frequently this way compared to the one I did last year.
Some were cut from the tree with a small piece of branch still attached, leaving a nice 'handle for the string to hold them with. these are tied up on string in my porch. The ones without the 'handle' are sitting on my living room window sill. Its quite deep and can fit 44.
There are still some fruit on the tree, I just cut them off when they get that really burnt orange look.
The last lot will have to cut with a piece of branch and hung.
After watching some you tube vids on how people in Asia dry these by peeling them first and then hanging them, I have done half a dozen like this to see how they differ from just drying them with the skins on.
Because it was raining, I did not put them out in the sun and wind like I was supposed to and have had to put them in front of the fire to stop them from falling apart....so far so good.
They do need to be massaged frequently this way compared to the one I did last year.
Some were cut from the tree with a small piece of branch still attached, leaving a nice 'handle for the string to hold them with. these are tied up on string in my porch. The ones without the 'handle' are sitting on my living room window sill. Its quite deep and can fit 44.
There are still some fruit on the tree, I just cut them off when they get that really burnt orange look.
The last lot will have to cut with a piece of branch and hung.