figgy Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 Crops of wild fruits and nuts seem to be the biggest and heavy crop I can remember. My wife and I have picked so huge Hazel nuts and cob nuts. Trees are laden with them, fruit trees are bowed with fruit now. Apples and pears are everywhere. Skies are like musket balls and very early. What's it like where you live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBlox Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 I got this season's sloes yesterday (please note last year's harvest was zero): my usual "fruitful" place, most of the trees/shrubs were bare but the few that had berries (I would say approx. 20% of the total number of trees) had some of the biggest, heaviest, juiciest sloes I've ever seen. Odd, most odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds chimp Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 going to be a hard winter..... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 Sloes very scarce around here. Likewise scrogs (crab apples) usually laden trees are devoid of fruit. I think most crops depend upon how the weather was during their period in flower, for insects to pollinate blossoms. Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 Sloes most abundant, big, juicy and early around here. Picked mine two weeks ago and have already got two demi-johns of sloe gin on the go. Last year they were conspicuous by their absence, so I`ve got some catching up on stocks to do. Picked 10 lbs wild damsons so looking to make either damson gin, vodka or whisky. Not decided yet. Any ideas which is best ? or perhaps three smaller lots of each. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 Sloes most abundant, big, juicy and early around here. Picked mine two weeks ago and have already got two demi-johns of sloe gin on the go. Last year they were conspicuous by their absence, so I`ve got some catching up on stocks to do. Picked 10 lbs wild damsons so looking to make either damson gin, vodka or whisky. Not decided yet. Any ideas which is best ? or perhaps three smaller lots of each. OB Vodka! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 Sloes damsons apple pear, you name it its about down here. I have sloes and damsons in 5 litres of gin and some still in frezer... Our apple and pear trees are full. Blackberries are everywhere still. Has been a good year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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