Blackberrying

[SpudtheBinx]

So who has started blackberrying this year? We ended up being really lucky in tha fact my allotment backs onto the biggest bramble patch you have ever seen. Yesterday we cut a couple of paths into it and got 6lbs of blackberries (this time for bramble jelly but theres more to come for wine making) and we barely scratched the surface theres is probably 2 plots worth of bramble in the corner and the best part is it is only accesible from my plot, so they are all mine muahahahahaha!

[Her Lushness]

OOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooohhhhhhhhhh..... where in Derby are you.... and can I come and "help" you?

Most of the blackberries that I've found locally are all either really small, or aren't out in full fruit yet... I'm lucky to be able to pick 1LB at a time when I'm out with the dogs, I'm just hoping that I either find a suitable patch with BIG lush fruit, or that the rest hurry up and get ripe!

[danpug]

I got my first gallon of blackberry wine on today. Theres quite alot of them around in cornwall now.

[fatbloke]

I got my first gallon of blackberry wine on today. Theres quite alot of them around in cornwall now.

I'll have a gallon of blackberry in the very near future.

The best thing was that it was the easiest picking ever..........picked out of my aunts freezer

About 4lb in weight. Excellent.

regards

JtFB

[Duffbeer]

..........picked out of my aunts freezer

Now thats the way to do it John, no thorn scars, stained clothes etc

[Zebedee]

So far, I've got a 3 gal batch (12lb)bubbling away and another 18lbs in the freezer.

[danpug]

I'll have a gallon of blackberry in the very near future.

The best thing was that it was the easiest picking ever..........picked out of my aunts freezer

About 4lb in weight. Excellent.

regards

JtFB

Ideal! I may get some more and have a go at a mead as well.

[Hippie]

My BB's were over with by 2nd week in July. Actually what happens is it gets too hot for them to bloom any longer. So hot some shrivel up before fully ripe regardless of water applied.

[Duffbeer]

We'll swap you some of our rain for some of your sunshine "G"

[kerosine]

Hippie you might want to try some Wild Cherry instead.......

That's if your signature is to be believed

[HappyKillmore]

4 gallon of blackberry and 2 gallon blackberry and elder already on the go

happy

[danpug]

My BB's were over with by 2nd week in July. Actually what happens is it gets too hot for them to bloom any longer. So hot some shrivel up before fully ripe regardless of water applied.

We don't get that sort of weather over here!

[medpretzel]

went blackberrying on Saturday (Bobby's birthday, upon his wish)...

This is what it turned out to be (please note the good-looking model and his fantastic arms):

[Duffbeer]

(please note the good-looking model and his fantastic arms):

Where!!????

[Zebedee]

must be hiding behind Bob