Not in this climate. In a good year it's warm enough in the afternoon to keep ripening the hardiest varieties right through until December.
The reason why I was so keen to get a Yellow Pear is that if I grow it in a sheltered spot on the patio, I can be picking fruit in December. Not much fruit, granted, and it won't be as tasty as summer fruit, but if the winter's mild it will keep going that long.
The best one so far has been the species currant tomato, which did stop setting fruit, but kept going through one very light frost and didn't turn up its toes until a harder frost in February. It was in a trough under the eaves, so it was very protected, but that does give you an idea of how mild the winter is here.
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Date: 2007-07-09 02:30 pm (UTC)The reason why I was so keen to get a Yellow Pear is that if I grow it in a sheltered spot on the patio, I can be picking fruit in December. Not much fruit, granted, and it won't be as tasty as summer fruit, but if the winter's mild it will keep going that long.
The best one so far has been the species currant tomato, which did stop setting fruit, but kept going through one very light frost and didn't turn up its toes until a harder frost in February. It was in a trough under the eaves, so it was very protected, but that does give you an idea of how mild the winter is here.