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Title: Fruit picked today
Post by: manicscousers on July 04, 2010, 16:07:55
only missed yesterday, first of the cherries, tayberries, mixed berries and strawberries, been a good year for fruit already  ;D
Title: Re: Fruit picked today
Post by: PurpleHeather on July 04, 2010, 19:49:19
It sure has and not just for home growers.

I go round the markets for bargains and even though I did not want  any soft fruits because I have got tons (well a lot) Most of which I have given away because we can not eat them ourselves.

I did notice that the price they are going for indicates that a lot of commercial growers are having to sell at a loss.

Enjoy, freeze and preserve.
Title: Re: Fruit picked today
Post by: tonybloke on July 05, 2010, 21:51:04
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;) ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Fruit picked today
Post by: manicscousers on July 05, 2010, 22:22:09
are they gooseberries, how many bushes have you got?  :o ;D
Title: Re: Fruit picked today
Post by: tonybloke on July 05, 2010, 23:01:05
Quote from: manicscousers on July 05, 2010, 22:22:09
are they gooseberries, how many bushes have you got?  :o ;D

yep, and that's from 7 bushes.
Title: Re: Fruit picked today
Post by: jennym on July 05, 2010, 23:16:07
What variety of gooseberries do you have tonybloke?
Title: Re: Fruit picked today
Post by: macmac on July 05, 2010, 23:18:26
We're fast disappearing under a mountain of soft fruit.
The OH is going to ceremoniously stamp on our strawberry bed as he believes he's picked his body weight in strawbs this year!Blackcurrants are coming in thick and fast and gooseberries and shh don't look now but the raspberries are turning red as we speak-yikes
Title: Re: Fruit picked today
Post by: bazzysbarn on July 05, 2010, 23:25:05
Youre lucky! We moved all our fruit bushes this year so havent got much off of them. Plus we havent had hardly any rain for the last 2 months but theres always next year to look forward too.
Title: Re: Fruit picked today
Post by: calendula on July 06, 2010, 12:59:51
yes all fruit amazing so far - will be picking pounds of red currants tomorrow for the jelly - they mark the beginning of the jam, jelly, chutney, marmalade, pickle fest  ;D