On 07/08/2017 11:57, Martin Brown wrote:
On 05/08/2017 22:30, Roger Tonkin wrote:
I usually regard these as autumn fruits, picking
September/October, but this year some are ready now. I've been
picking a few off various bushes in the fields for a couple of
weeks now. There are still bushed just developing fruits and
even some flowers. Has anyone else noticed this or is it
peculiar to this area this year?

They do seem very early this year. We have a large crop of ripe brambles
right now too - and they are too early to use with apples as the latter
are slower than usual this season (as are the beans).

My cultivated thornless (about 15 years old) are fruiting well - about
6lbs so far from one root. Timing is about the same as last year but
the yield is slightly down as there was less new growth. I expect to be
picking for about another week

Malcolm
on the South Coast close to Portsmouth