subbykins{Chrd} wrote:

1. Are the sloes really over for the season now or were we just
unlucky in your opinion and should persevere?

They shouldn't be over yet. For sloe gin it is usual to leave them
on the bush until after the first frost, which means that you don't
have to prick them all over. Plenty of sloes here in Cambridgeshire
and there were tons in Cornwall last week. Just go for a walk outside
the M25 and you should find some.
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