On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Bigus wrote:

Why do you want to specifically grow bilberries at home? There are
plenty of wild bushes and it isn't a particularly pretty plant.

My favourite fruit and so the taste far outweighs the of attractiveness for
me. While I do pick some wild ones each August, I have to do it rather
intensively because I only have a couple of days to do it in, since the only
place I know of to pick them is nr Preston. If you do happen to know of any
area nearer to Oxfordshire, then please let me know!

There used to be bilberries (aka wortleberries) on Exmoor when I was a
boy. I expect there still are.

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