Green Zebra Cherry first fruits have air pockets?

gorbelly · June 15, 2018

Growing GZC for the first time. I'm happy with the vigor and earliness of the plant, but the fruits on the first truss turned shiny this week, and I noticed when I gave them a squeeze that they feel like they have some air pockets inside.

This year has been weird, weather-wise, with snow and freezing temps lasting well into April and May having about 2 days of sun and epic amounts of constant rain. In addition, I have the plant in a new location that was a new bed last year and had squash in it, so I expect the soil is still not terrific there.

So it could very well be a physiological or nutritional issue with that early fruit which might well correct itself now that the weather is finally more on the normal side and fertilizer doesn't get immediately washed out by heavy rains.

I just wanted to check that this wasn't normal or common for the variety when fruit is at or near the mature green phase.

June 15, 2018	#1
gorbelly Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania Posts: 1,069	Green Zebra Cherry first fruits have air pockets? Growing GZC for the first time. I'm happy with the vigor and earliness of the plant, but the fruits on the first truss turned shiny this week, and I noticed when I gave them a squeeze that they feel like they have some air pockets inside. This year has been weird, weather-wise, with snow and freezing temps lasting well into April and May having about 2 days of sun and epic amounts of constant rain. In addition, I have the plant in a new location that was a new bed last year and had squash in it, so I expect the soil is still not terrific there. So it could very well be a physiological or nutritional issue with that early fruit which might well correct itself now that the weather is finally more on the normal side and fertilizer doesn't get immediately washed out by heavy rains. I just wanted to check that this wasn't normal or common for the variety when fruit is at or near the mature green phase.