Last year there were hundreds of berries on every Blackthorn bush but this year we'll be
lucky to find a pound in total. (We are in Sheffield). My in-laws in Sussex and friends in
SE London say the same.
What has happened? There was plenty of blossom.

Kath

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Last year there were hundreds of berries on every Blackthorn bush but this
year we'll be
lucky to find a pound in total. (We are in Sheffield). My in-laws in
Sussex and friends in
SE London say the same.
What has happened? There was plenty of blossom.

In my experience you don't know until much later than this, they're not easy
to see yet.

Mary

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Last year there were hundreds of berries on every Blackthorn bush but
this year we'll be
lucky to find a pound in total. (We are in Sheffield). My in-laws in
Sussex and friends in
SE London say the same.
What has happened? There was plenty of blossom.

Late frosts: though I must say, we have plenty here in this part of Norfolk.

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Last year there were hundreds of berries on every Blackthorn bush but
this year we'll be
lucky to find a pound in total. (We are in Sheffield). My in-laws in
Sussex and friends in
SE London say the same.
What has happened? There was plenty of blossom.

Late frosts: though I must say, we have plenty here in this part of
Norfolk.

Yes, agreed, we had a lot of late frost this year. Must admit I haven't
checked for any sloes yet but I shall do now


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Last year there were hundreds of berries on every Blackthorn bush but this
year we'll be
lucky to find a pound in total. (We are in Sheffield). My in-laws in
Sussex and friends in
SE London say the same.
What has happened? There was plenty of blossom.

In my experience you don't know until much later than this, they're not easy
to see yet.

I noticed also that there were very few and looked up close in case
they had not turned colour yet. Some bushes had none to be seen. On
only one did I see a fair crop.




Pam in Bristol

On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:53:20 +0100, Rusty Hinge 2 wrote:

What has happened? There was plenty of blossom.
Late frosts: though I must say, we have plenty here in this part of Norfolk.

Looks like you in Norfolk will be able to corner the market in supplying the est of the
country...

'The Stories of George the Hamster'
Translated by Lee H and Kathleen Smith
ISBN - 978-0-9546989-3-5
Available from www.arlev.clara.net/george.htm
and from both on line and High Street Bookshops

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Last year there were hundreds of berries on every Blackthorn bush but
this year we'll be
lucky to find a pound in total. (We are in Sheffield). My in-laws in
Sussex and friends in
SE London say the same.
What has happened? There was plenty of blossom.

Not only no sloes here in Bedfordshire, no wild damsons either :-(

And too wet for wild oats.

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Not only no sloes here in Bedfordshire, no wild damsons either :-(

Sloes (Blackthorn) are really closely related cherries and plums. Crops of both of those are really bad this year partly because of late frosts and partly because they like a little more than 30 minutes sun each week (yes folks it is raining again even as I write...).

That is probably why

BTW (there are not a lot here in Cornwall either).