Blackberries

[treadlightly]

Out and about yesterday I noticed a few ripe-looking blackberries. Very early in the year for them. All the spring growth was late because of the cold, maybe autumn fruits will be early due to the heat?

 

[jiffi]

Possibly I was eating raspberrys the other day straingh from the bush

 

[Elen Sentier]

Everything's cramming itself in this year in the few weeks of warnth and moisture combined that we've had.

BTW Treadlightly - will I see you on the w/end ???

 

[HillBill]

All the blackberries here are still green. Absolutely loads of them though.

Yep, we've been eating Rasps aswell. Though i tend to cheat and leave a few canes on our autumn fruiting ones at the end of the year and these give a decent early crop of berries in mid June. They never taste as nice as the ones from the new canes though.

 

[Macaroon]

The only soft fruit we've had down here have been the wimberries, the best crop we've had in years and as good as I've ever tasted - God's own berries, in my book!

The blackberries are flowering madly and promise a huge crop................blackberry & apple crumble, MMMMmmmmmmmmmmmm!

 

[treadlightly]

Everything's cramming itself in this year in the few weeks of warnth and moisture combined that we've had.

BTW Treadlightly - will I see you on the w/end ???

No, can't make it. i'll see you at the Moot though

 

[Lou]

I saw some first blackberries today too. Large and dusky, lovely.

 

[santaman2000]

They've already come and gone here. Sigh