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Old 28-11-2004, 05:35 PM
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Used to grow this in Islington. The berries that ripened were absolutely
delicious. Strongly recommended if you have a sunny spot.


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Myrtus Ugni berries are edible. Apparently Queen Victoria loved them. Mine fruited for the first time this year but the berries are small and hard. To get a good crop I suspect you have to water them well during summer. They do smell like strawberries and the fatter deeper red ones are sweet.

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Hay anyone actually tried eating the berries of these. We have it both
flowering and berrying in the garden at the moment and the smell is
deliciously like strawberries when you crush the berries.
I've found a site that says they're edible and can be used in jellies but
I'm very cautious....... ;-)
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