Description This long film was made on Friday 29th July and considers where we are with our plum harvest and some of the issues about growing and using plums. You need a plan for your plum harvest even if you only have one tree, as they can be very heavy croppers in a good year but do not keep once ripe. The plums in the shops have inferior flavour as they are bred to store long and travel far, not for eating quality. Properly ripened plums are perfect for raw eating. Usually they are ready before the first apple, so growing them extends the period of time you have fresh backyard tree fruit, a great benefit to anyone aiming at 'off the grid' or post SHTF survival. Many sweet and savoury preserves can be made with plums, they freeze well (best to halve and stone) for winter puddings, and of course its good to share ripe with friends and neighbours. Please excuse me not putting up recipes for plum puddings and preserves, there are loads all over the web.
