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dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 44496
Location: yes

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 25 9:52 am Post subject:
my bramble came to me to be foraged the last 3 weeks have been ace picking, i can only get the low ones and using a hooked stick the flexible ones as mentioned bramble is a staple food for many critters and ace cover for even more

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 9293
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 25 12:47 pm Post subject:
Brambles beginning to ripen in my garden..good thing I didn't clear them from the bottom of the garden

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9979
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 25 3:41 pm Post subject:
I have stopped picking blackberries as now have more than enough. Here it is another bumper year for blackberries, I only pick the ones I can reach without getting scratched or stung, this leaves plenty for all the other critters. Hedgehogs seem to like living in the bramble patch.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16548

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 25 7:16 am Post subject:
Brambles are a good place for wildlife as they provide cover and often food. We have found birds nests in bramble patches and I think small mammals like them too. Not only do they provide cover, but food too, in the form of flowers for nectar, berries (either go climbing or what falls) and even insects for things like hedgehogs and omnivores.

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9979
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 25 7:44 am Post subject:
yes the brambles seem very popular with butterflies too - both flowers and fruit. The bees love the flowers. it makes me feel better about how much of my garden and fields is brambly !

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 44496
Location: yes

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 25 9:07 am Post subject:
englishman's grape was how the normans described it better than grape for lots of things and easier to tend imho

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9979
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 25 3:52 pm Post subject:
I love to put my nose into the picking bowl of blackberries, just to smell the lovely winey smell. To me it smells of Autumn. I don't drink much these days, so no longer make booze from them. My favourite is chocolate and blackberry crumble. mmmmmm mm!

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