My 2022 Pluot Harvest | What is a Pluot? | Small Backyard Orchard

I'm so happy I planted Pluots in my small suburban backyard! They can be hard to come by in the grocery stores but they are one of my favorite fruits. Pluots are a hybrid of a plum and an apricot. They have a tangy/sweet flavor and a great texture. Watch to see what my Dapple Dandy and Flavor Grenade pluots look like and how much I was able to harvest this year.
Thanks for watching! If you haven't tried one before I suggest you ask around at farmers markets and see if you can get your hands on some pluots!
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[@n0vemer17]

Such a delicious overview 😊 Almost fell in love with you ❤

[@Frip36]

I live in SoCal too. Upland. There's a few hundred on my Flavor Grenade Pluot tree right now. Too many for me. I think I'll put them out on the sidewalk for people to take. Great video. You should go national. You have the perfect personality and delivery for TV.

[@herhomeandharvest]

Thank you so much! And a sidewalk giveaway is a great idea! I know we won't be able to eat through all of this year's fruit so I plan on giving a decent amount away as well.

[@greeneyedflower2408]

Thank you for this video! One tip: have a water feature for the birds to drink from. Sometimes they are so thristy they peck at the fruit.🤗

[@herhomeandharvest]

Thanks! I’ll have to try that this year. I know my neighbors feed them but I don’t think they have water for them 🤔

[@xs8372]

I seen many of these trees at Home Depot last year and didn’t get one because I didn’t know what they were, one day I tasted one and it was an instant regret not getting a tree. This spring for sure I’m planting one. Last spring I planted 10 trees in my garden, this hobby is so fun

[@herhomeandharvest]

I was so excited the first time I tried one too! Good luck with your trees this year!

[@mariamorris1807]

I got a flavor king pluot tree about 4 years ago. It was bareroot tree. It has bloomed the last 3 years but no fruit. I live in Redlands California. What could I do? Thank you in advance.

[@backtonature433]

Thanks for sharing, first time I hear and saw these kind of plants,never saw them in our tropical area

[@randomguy2246]

I'm in west covina. We grow many of the pluot/pluerry hybrids that are low chill. Dapple dandy is ok. Flavor Grenade is very reliable with consistent production and very good flavor. If i were to grow 1 pluot variety, that would be flavor king. it's #1 best flavor of all the stone fruits. Right behind it would probably be Spice Zee nectaplum. i know that on dave wilson's description of flavor king, it says 500 chill. But we have had very heavy crops from flavor king.

[@herhomeandharvest]

Good to know! I will have to try the flavor king.

[@margaretmarshall3645]

Ok, putting Flavor King on my wish list! Thanks for the recommendation!

[@reketsomething]

Very educational, love it

[@herhomeandharvest]

Thanks! 😊

[@SowGoodGardener]

Thumbs way up 👍🏾!!! Awesome harvest on such young trees! I have a Spring Satin Plumcot in my backyard orchard that’s being cross pollinated by a Santa Rosa Plum but no fruit on either just yet. Definitely next year though. Thanks for sharing your beautiful garden and stay blessed fam! -Calvin

[@herhomeandharvest]

Thank you so much! I'd be interested to hear how those end up tasting! I haven't tried that variety before.

[@keenanshinault]

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[@philiprobicheaux3040]

Thanks for the video. I planted my bare root Flavor Grenade Pluot last spring. Got great growth and a lot of flowers currently. Even with a crappy winter for chill. Now I dont know if any germinated....will need a few weeks to see. I'm in a lot different ckomate here in south Louisiana ( about 40 miles north of New Orleans). We get high humidity and mid 90's all summer, so all kinds of diseases and insects to worry about.

[@herhomeandharvest]

Hopefully those flowers mean you’ll get some fruit this year! It’s usually advised to thin the fruit off in the first couple years to allow the tree to grow a little stronger but I didn’t have the patience for that 😅. I also spray my trees with an organic copper fungicide and all seasons spray to help with bugs and diseases. Peach leaf curl is supposed to be very common here and I’m hoping I can avoid it!! 🤞

[@kat_t]

Pluots!!

[@herhomeandharvest]

😁

[@houarimoh]

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[@juliosdiy3206]

I hope ur pluots taste good , the stores r not very good here in MN probably they may have put in on the shelf for too long. I have plums but no fruits yet.

[@herhomeandharvest]

I really like them! I have found that when you pick them makes a big difference though. Sometimes they look ripe but aren’t and they end up really sour. If I wait a week or two to go back and pick more then they’re usually perfect. It can be hard to tell when they’re ripe because of their unique coloring. Some varieties even stay completely green when ripe! I hope you can find one in stores that you like and that you’re plum tree does well for you!!

[@sarah_farm]

Your videos are a work of heart, my friend. The passion you bring to your projects is truly commendable. And it's an honor to have you visit our channel, we can discuss more about our experiences in harvesting and building farms.

[@malikkhalid6787]

🌷🌹💐🌺🥀🙋 very nice jee video hallo

[@geriannroth449]

Lovely would they grow in the tropics where there's NO chill hours?

[@herhomeandharvest]

I believe they would grow well in the tropics but I’m not sure how it would affect the amount of fruit you would get. I’ve seen other people online have success growing stone fruits in Hawaii so I would definitely say it’s worth a try! I might just try to pick a variety with the lowest chill hour requirements you can find.

[@geriannroth449]

@@herhomeandharvest ok thanks

[@dagobaker]

can you do a current update? how is the flowering going? getting cross pollination ?

[@herhomeandharvest]

There’s still doing great! The 2023 harvest was better than 2022 and they have just started flowering for the 2024 season. I’ll post another update after harvest this year to keep everyone up to date and I post monthly garden updates where I usually will briefly mention how the trees are doing. Thanks for watching!

[@dagobaker]

@@herhomeandharvestim in NE ohio with 50 6 foot trees and 90 varieties .... were 3 to 4 weeks ahead of schedule with 9 more weeks of frost.... so wondering if your ahead too?

[@herhomeandharvest]

@@dagobaker I actually think we’re a little behind here in Southern California this year. My pluot trees are usually in full bloom by now and the peaches have usually leafed out, but this year the pluots are just getting started and the peaches are still covered in blossoms. Though it’s only about 2 weeks off so it could just be my microclimate.

[@dagobaker]

@@herhomeandharvestok thankx for the info love the channel and your editing is top notch

[@herhomeandharvest]

@@dagobaker Thanks!

[@ilovepugs09]

I have one on order from Etsy (dapple dandy), what is the best way to plant in SoCal? Do you add fertilizer and if so what time of year? Thank you!

[@herhomeandharvest]

I fertilize every other month during their growing season with an organic fruit tree fertilizer. The best advice I got for planting was to not plant too deeply. Root rot can develop if it's planted too deep and it can kill the tree. Of all the trees I planted, my peaches and pluots have been the easiest/most forgiving. I hope yours will be too!

[@petekooshian5595]

How long do pluots take to bear fruit usually?

[@herhomeandharvest]

Most people will say about 3 years when planting from bare root but I got fruit off of the flavor grenade in the first year and dapple dandy in the second year. It is best to take off fruit the first year if you get any though so that the tree can put its young energy into developing a strong root system (definitely a hard sacrifice though!!).

[@chicanocpt]

Are you willing to sell some cuttings!? I want to graft on to my Santa Rosa plum! 😊

[@herhomeandharvest]

I bet these would do really well onto a Santa Rosa! I’m not able to do that for you, but I’ve seen a lot of people offering cuttings on Facebook. I would check out either marketplace or a local gardening group. I bet you someone would trade you for a cutting of your plum!

[@janedickey6719]

These trees are copyrighted. Not allowed to propigate.

[@jagmeetsmann]

How old is your tree?

[@herhomeandharvest]

They were planted as bare root trees in early 2020.

[@billburks3326]

If you have room get a cot- n- candy Aprium

[@herhomeandharvest]

I’ve heard a lot of people talk about those! What is it that you prefer about them?

[@billburks3326]

@@herhomeandharvest If you like sweet fruit its a winner lite color and vary juicy plus it ripens early July to mid July its self fruiting zone 7-10 400 chill hours

[@herhomeandharvest]

@@billburks3326 Thanks for the recommendation! It sounds like it could be a good addition.

[@jenniferukah8673]

@@billburks3326 will it do well in north texas

[@billsbackyard6545]

i believe it would do good in north Texas i don’t thank you have a problem with chill hours

[@houarimoh]

Madam, can I have seeds of this fruit to try at home, if you help me, I will be grateful

[@philiprobicheaux3040]

Unfortunately that won't work. Most fruit trees (all stone fruit) don't breed true by seed. Just like you are not identical to your parents. All fruit you buy in the store are grafted trees..basically clones, by taking wood from the existing fruit tree if interest and grafting it to another rootstock. Very few fruit trees are grown on their own roots.

[@nexxogen]

I think you probably just never had a proper apricot if you perceive them as being bland. They are probably the most flavorful stone fruit.

[@herhomeandharvest]

It’s definitely possible. I grew up with an apricot tree but other than that I have only had store bought. I will say even though I don’t prefer apricots, I really like apricot jam!

[@nexxogen]

@@herhomeandharvest I'm sure that's the issue, because store-bought apricots can really be horrible. I remember a few years ago my wife tried some apricots from an old tree my late grandfather had planted. She said it was like eating candy, and not just because of the sugar content. There's nothing like a good apricot. Until a few years ago, peaches were my favorite stone fruit, but now I think apricots have taken that spot. :) It's of course possible that you just don't like apricots, but the way you described it sounded like you haven't really tried any good ones.

[@herhomeandharvest]

@@nexxogen maybe I’ll give them another try the next time I’m at the farmers market. That’s where I got convinced that I wanted to grow pluots. Plus they usually have different varieties which all have their unique flavors!

[@nexxogen]

@@herhomeandharvest Just make sure that they're soft. That's when they're at peak flavor.

[@herhomeandharvest]

@@nexxogen ok, thanks!

[@meep1755]

Can I grow these trees in my grassy side yard, or do I have to get rid of the grass and sprinkler system?

[@herhomeandharvest]

I would recommend removing the grass in a 3ft radius around the trunk and avoid letting sprinklers hit that circle (especially if your lawn is watered frequently). That would give the tree a better chance but all that said my sister is successfully growing a peach tree in the middle of her lawn and she didn’t do any of those things!

[@meep1755]

@@herhomeandharvest thank you very much!! I must picked up 4 pluot trees so I’m very excited to get them planted.

[@herhomeandharvest]

@@meep1755 Good luck! I hope they produce well for you! There are a lot of great KZbin videos on pruning first year stonefruit trees when you get to that point. One of the ones I really liked was the Dave Wilson Nurseries videos when I was first researching growing fruit trees in my backyard. I loved their philosophy of backyard orchard culture. And with your four trees I’d say you’re well on your way to a little backyard orchard!

[@meep1755]

@@herhomeandharvest I can’t wait! I will definitely check out some videos. Do you have any idea how long pluot trees will give fruit? Google keeps going to plums for me.

[@herhomeandharvest]

@@meep1755 because they are a cross between a plum and apricot, they will fruit similarly to those varieties. I have been told to expect the trees to bear fruit for 15-20 years (or more if they’re healthy) and all of my trees started producing fruit on either the first or second year. Though I would suggest thinning heavily the first year they set fruit so the tree can put more effort into developing strong roots.