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sally_in_wales
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 05 3:07 pm Post subject: Bilberries

Had to take a sickle up the mountain with us to clear a path through the bracken, but sure enough, the bilberries were just about perfect. I can see us making Red Mist again this year.... (Red Mist, Make one bottle of Bilberry liqueur, and one bottle of honey liqueur. Pour together slowly for a double layer effect, sharp and sweet, gold and blood red drink that is bad for your waistline but good for the soul

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Also picked a few blackberries, but they are pretty yuk around here just now, also got a new axe handle from a recent fallen tree.

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 05 8:49 am Post subject: Re: Bilberries
Don't get many bilberries in lowland East Anglia But I do have some seeds... Any idea how I might best achieve germination?

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
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Location: East Midlands

Posted: Mon Aug 15, 05 10:57 am Post subject:
Do bilberries have another name? Himself thinks I made them up, and they don't really exist, but I can't find them in any of my plant encyclopedias to prove him wrong. And is a worcesterberry the same as jostaberry? He doesn't beleive me about that either (even though we had them for dessert on Saturday!)

cab

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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 05 11:00 am Post subject:

wellington womble wrote:

Do bilberries have another name? Himself thinks I made them up, and they don't really exist, but I can't find them in any of my plant encyclopedias to prove him wrong.

Dozens of bames. Blaeberries, whortleberry... Loads of names. Vaccinium myrtilus is the scientific name.

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And is a worcesterberry the same as jostaberry? He doesn't beleive me about that either (even though we had them for dessert on Saturday!)

Google is your friend

https://web.ukonline.co.uk/suttonelms/worcesterberry.html

sally_in_wales
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 05 11:03 am Post subject: Re: Bilberries

cab wrote:

Don't get many bilberries in lowland East Anglia

But I do have some seeds... Any idea how I might best achieve germination?

Hmm, not really sure but they do like an acid soil. I'm trying to root a cutting from ours at teh moment, dunno yet how well it will take, though it did have a mini rootlet so I'm hopeful.

They really are my very favouritest fruit

wellington womble

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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 05 9:32 am Post subject:
Thanks cab, I'll go and be smug!

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