First of the Season

[johhnyco15]

blue berries steady supply now

[johhnyco15]

[goodlife]

blue berries steady supply now

Blueberries!!!!????

What variety are they? REALLY early ones...mine won't be ready for picking for another 4-6 weeks yet....might take even longer!


OOOOooo...but I got my first strawberries today Summer is here!

[johhnyco15]

blue berries steady supply now

Blueberries!!!!????

What variety are they? REALLY early ones...mine won't be ready for picking for another 4-6 weeks yet....might take even longer!


OOOOooo...but I got my first strawberries today Summer is here!

i don't know i bought them 5 years ago from qd for £2 they are huge now and I've bought/ been given another 4 they are all big bushes now and get loads i think down to cross pollination they start now and finish around Oct a full season off loveliness

[johhnyco15]

had my first blackberries of the season for breakfast this morning and some Logan berries fantastic all mashed up in Greek yogurt

[Duke Ellington]

Johnny I bet you live in the Eden Project!,,😀😆

[johhnyco15]

Johnny I bet you live in the Eden Project!,,😀😆

oh duke no just clacton-on-sea the sunshine coast ill take some pics tomorrow noone is more surprised than me i only made this back half of my fruit plot last march so its only all been transplanted  just over a year

[galina]

Congratulations.     With the very slow start to the season, our loganberries are small, green and nowhere near ready.  This is later than normal years.  Yes, I agree, you must have this big protective dome over your plot   

[Silverleaf]

My loganberries are half-sized and green too, but there are a lot of them. I've never had so many as this year, and a good few stems got damaged in that horrible wind we had a while back as well.

I do have a handful of raspberries tantalisingly close to ready though...

[johhnyco15]

My loganberries are half-sized and green too, but there are a lot of them. I've never had so many as this year, and a good few stems got damaged in that horrible wind we had a while back as well.

I do have a handful of raspberries tantalisingly close to ready though...

oh ive had rasberries the last 3 weeks you lot are making me blush ill take some pics today and post them thanks for all the great comments

[galina]

oh ive had rasberries the last 3 weeks you lot are making me blush ill take some pics today and post them thanks for all the great comments

No reason to feel bad.  Just the difference between different climates in Britain.  Some Scottish Islands get daffodils flowering in July!  No scope for courgettes etc at all, not even apples etc. 

When parents-in-law lived near Southampton they used to have courgettes 6 weeks before we have them here, ditto tomatoes.  Just one of those things.  And when benign climate and green thumbs combine, the results are enviable, but still all your own efforts 

[Silverleaf]

*grumbles quietly about Southerners having it easy*

;)

[johhnyco15]

*grumbles quietly about Southerners having it easy*

;)

yes it is very easy blackberries logan berries making first jam of the year next week lol

[johhnyco15]

some more for you silver leaf

[Digeroo]

I am enjoying blackcurrants. Got one with huge berries they are really delicious.  Hope to propagate some more from it.  Unfortunately it seems to have lost its label have an idea it is called Big Ben.  Must buy another one.  I think it is so big that the birds cannot get them into their beaks.

Blackberries looking very promising, loaded with flowers but they will be a while yet.  They have very long roots so the dry weather will hopefully not bother them. 

[Silverleaf]

My mouth is watering for berries now!

[johhnyco15]

My mouth is watering for berries now!

just to make your mouth water some more sweetie

[Silverleaf]

Right, now I have to go and see if my first raspberries are ready yet!

[johhnyco15]

outdoor tomato sungold first yesterday

[sparrow]

Most of the berries here are ready too. (sorry Silverleaf!) Blackbberries are a little behind, but otherwise I've been having strawberries, redcurrants, jostaberries (not very impressive flavourwise!), tayberries and raspberries for a bit now and am going to strip all the blackcurrants this weekend for jelly-making. Feels like summer is finally here!

[Silverleaf]

One of my loganberries is starting to ripen now so I'll try not to be too jealous. ;)