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fruit with worms/diseases
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John S
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November 19, 2007 - 7:23 am

If I have a large fruit such as an apple or a quince that I can't eat due to say, rust, worms or coddling moth, should I throw it away in the garbage or just let it rot in a different part of the yard, far away from the tree? I don't know if worms, moths, or rust could return from far away. I know the fruit still has a lot of nutrients in it, but is it worth it?
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John S.
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Viron
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November 21, 2007 - 10:49 am

John, I have the same problem ... and was hoping someone would check in with a good answer...

I've got a couple acres worth of orchard and generally wheelbarrow (if they're not turned into juice when picked) those fruits 'down wind' of my trees and dump them into the woods. I assume whatever 'bug' is already in the environment and so well established as to not make much difference what I do with their offspring...

I'd read somewhere that apples didn't have many nutrients and weren't worth composting. But I’ve also tossed them onto my garden plots and tilled them in anyway. I hate to waste anything... but if I just leave the 'windfalls' laying around the tree long enough the deer, raccoon, and as of yesterday(!) the Varied Thrushes seem to enjoy them.

...But if anyone's got real advice :roll: speak up.

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