Blackberry and Plum help
 

Hi

Apologies for sticking two problems under one post.

Anyway, problem one is that my fine crop of red blackberries are slowly
turning red, but as they do so, so of the berries aer turning a sort of
brown/grey colour. Anyone got any idea what this is or whether they're
ok to eat?

Pictures he
http://www.zen14024.zen.co.uk/garden/

Similarly, my crop of plum trees seem to have a large amount of fruits
where a fly or something seems to have burrowed in. The only evidence is
the dried sap hanging from the bottom of the fruit/ (Pictures on the
same link above)

We had this problem and we did eat the fruit although we kept an eye out
for wriggles! However, it does mean that we can't really offer an of the
fruit to friends. Any ideas how I can combat/prevent this for next year?

Thanks in advance for any advice/suggestions

Cheers

Mike

Blackberry and Plum help
 

Mike wrote in message ...

Pictures he
http://www.zen14024.zen.co.uk/garden/

Similarly, my crop of plum trees seem to have a large amount of fruits
where a fly or something seems to have burrowed in. The only evidence is
the dried sap hanging from the bottom of the fruit/ (Pictures on the
same link above)

Plums often have a little sugary droplet at the bottom without
a fly or insect being involved. Are you sure that there is
always a grub inside?

--
Anton

Blackberry and Plum help
 

I didn't know that. Maybe you're right. I just seem to remember that
last year we opened quite a few up to find a maggot inside.

This led me to hink that these sugary droplets were as the result of a
wound healing on the fruit.

Mike

anton wrote:

Mike wrote in message ...

Pictures he
http://www.zen14024.zen.co.uk/garden/

Similarly, my crop of plum trees seem to have a large amount of fruits
where a fly or something seems to have burrowed in. The only evidence is
the dried sap hanging from the bottom of the fruit/ (Pictures on the
same link above)


Plums often have a little sugary droplet at the bottom without
a fly or insect being involved. Are you sure that there is
always a grub inside?

--
Anton

Blackberry and Plum help
 

In article ,
says...
Hi

Apologies for sticking two problems under one post.

Anyway, problem one is that my fine crop of red blackberries are slowly
turning red, but as they do so, so of the berries aer turning a sort of
brown/grey colour. Anyone got any idea what this is or whether they're
ok to eat?

Pictures he
http://www.zen14024.zen.co.uk/garden/

Erm.. that doesn't work.. I can't see your C: drive...

img src="file:///C:/Program%20Files/Apache%
0Group/Apache2/htdocs/Garden/100_0562.JPG


Lemme guess.......waves hands.... wigglez Fez...

http://www.affordable-afpers.co.uk/urg/garden.html

Is that your page?

Warwick

Blackberry and Plum help
 

On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 22:26:45 +0100, Warwick
wrote:

In article ,
says...
Hi

Apologies for sticking two problems under one post.

Anyway, problem one is that my fine crop of red blackberries are slowly
turning red, but as they do so, so of the berries aer turning a sort of
brown/grey colour. Anyone got any idea what this is or whether they're
ok to eat?

Pictures he
http://www.zen14024.zen.co.uk/garden/

Erm.. that doesn't work.. I can't see your C: drive...

img src="file:///C:/Program%20Files/Apache%
0Group/Apache2/htdocs/Garden/100_0562.JPG


Lemme guess.......waves hands.... wigglez Fez...

http://www.affordable-afpers.co.uk/urg/garden.html

Is that your page?

a nice pair of plums!
--
martin