2022 - Picked my first..................

Picked my first plums, 4lb so far - for 3 years. Czar variety. They are hard at the moment but I picked one about a week go that was soft this morning and tasted OK. It is good for cooking or eating but I think the pigeons have had it every year till this. Supposed to be picked mid August but I don't think there would be any left on the tree by then.
We used to get loads every year off a victoria but it was dug up and moved last spring when we had a new septic tank. There are a few plums on it near the top but they look a bit shriveled. The very dry spell we are having won't help and it needs a lot of dead wood pruning out now.