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Help: I'm dealing with hundreds of ripe plums (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by tymon@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Last fall I moved into an apartment with a plum tree in the front yard. I don't know anything about plants or trees or fruit, and now that summer is here there are hundreds of plums dangling off this tree. They're attracting millions of ants, as well as raccoons, possums, rats, and a few bold humans who I've caught plucking from the tree.

I guess I like plums? But there's around a week left until they all fall to the ground and become a horrifying slurry, and I'd rather avoid that.

Any suggestions?

TLDR: Have plum tree, it's bursting with plums, no idea what to do in order to avoid ant apocalypse

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[–] Snapz 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Be advised: the methods given here to make things like wine and jam are missing crucial steps in process. They are going to taste bad at best and at worst... a lot of food borne illnesses in the future of anyone who takes advice here at face value.

Canning and wine making are very specific processes.

[–] wildeaboutoskar 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

True but if OP is interested you would hope they would research it more thoroughly

[–] Snapz 1 points 1 year ago

Sure, maybe, but that's not how we respond to potentially dangerous misinformation. We call it out.