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Old 25-06-2003, 08:29 PM
Kay Easton
 
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Default Soft fruit for two

In article , Joe Bloggs writes
There's just one of me, and I've got :-

Blackberry (1)
Tayberry (3)
Loganberry (1)
Sunberry (1)
Blackcurrant (1)
Gooseberry (1)
Raspberries (ordinary and autumn)
Strawberries
Rhubarb
Apples (4)
Pear (1)

Just can't help myself. I got caught by the bug. Hoping to get cuttings of
Jostaberry and Worcesterberry from my Dad this year too.


Have you thought about medlar and mulberry? Medlar - wonderful jelly for
eating with meats, and an attractive low maintenance tree. Mulberry -
takes a few years to start fruiting, but very rich flavoured fruit,
quite unlike any of the other berries. The last couple of years I just
pigged myself straight from the tree, but this year I'm going to have to
start looking for other uses.

Oh, and if you haven't any yet, try alpine strawberries. Don't bother to
pick them - they're too small and fiddly - but eaten straight from the
plant they have a very intense and concentrated strawberry taste.


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Kay Easton

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