Carol Dee
Garden Master
The wild black berries are abundant on our lot. We pick buckets of them. (Well DH does, as the poison ivy is BAD around them.) They make great jams/jellies if you colander some of the seeds out, or you get CRUNCHY jam.
The peak of ripeness is about 60 seconds after the blackbird gets it!Just need to find the right window..
Thanks for the tip to ID which plants we have.I have found that quality can vary from patch to patch. Either something to do with the soil they are growing in, moisture, or perhaps a different strain of wild blackberry. It can vary from year to year to. Have to get rain at the right time as they are developing.
I bought a Roma food strainer (like a Squeezo) and run my wild blackberries through it since we like seedless jam. Next to my pressure canner, I have gotten the most use out of that contraption!
@Pulsegleaner , best way to tell them apart any time of year is that wild black raspberries have a waxy red cane. Blackberries will always have a green cane.
@Pulsegleaner , best way to tell them apart any time of year is that wild black raspberries have a waxy red cane. Blackberries will always have a green cane.
Stupid birds..... I'm worried my chickens will get them first, though I don't mind as much since they give me eggsThe peak of ripeness is about 60 seconds after the blackbird gets it!