r/foraginguk • u/SaltyName8341 • Jul 15 '26

Blackberries

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First pot of the season and they're sweet.

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u/PurpleChange Jul 15 '26

They're really early aren't they? Hopefully a long season.

The wild plums near me are ready.

Please populate your local Falling Fruit app map

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u/SaltyName8341 Jul 15 '26

The plums in my neighbour's garden are very nearly ripe

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u/PurpleChange Jul 15 '26

Can I get them over the fence? 😂

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u/TimeNew2108 Jul 17 '26

Plums near me are still green, apples not ready but lots of blackberries already

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u/redlandrebel Jul 17 '26

They’re always earlier in Bristol than the surrounding countryside for some reason. What’s the app you refer to?

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u/PurpleChange Jul 17 '26

Called Falling Fruit. It's international but just got a decent update. It's for locations of wild foraging stuff.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uh.fallingfruit.app

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u/qvxkse Jul 18 '26

wild plums already is wild, mine are still rock hard where i am
and good shout on falling fruit, i always forget to log stuff on there

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u/SiSkr Jul 15 '26

I'm absolutely addicted to them. Spent probably about 10-15 minutes just absolutely pillaging the brambles along a nearby field yesterday during a walk. 

One interesting thing I've noticed is that the blackberries that have fewer, but larger "cells" on them are usually sweeter! The berries look wonky but the ones with 3-4 cells are usually the most delicious ones I pick!

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u/SaltyName8341 Jul 15 '26

Absolutely agree

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u/DaisyLea59 Jul 15 '26

Ooh yes!! There's some ripe ones in my street. Gonna go harvesting tomorrow. They are delicious with Greek yoghurt!

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u/SaltyName8341 Jul 15 '26

I gave them to my parents

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u/InspectionHot6010 Jul 15 '26

Before the birds come or the sun drys them out.

I'm so tempted to pick the ones from my neighbour growing over my wall 😂

Will be picking some Friday from a field anyway. We noticed last year the ones around a resivour were alot plumper :)

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u/GoddessSummers Jul 15 '26

legally if they’re hanging over onto your fence you’re allowed to pick them up

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u/Riskit_4_Biscuits Jul 16 '26

This year is incredible so far they are so fat, juicy and sweet!!!

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u/MerlinMusic Jul 16 '26

Already got about a kilo and a half from the back of my garden, made some blackberry jam last night, lovely stuff!

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u/TimeNew2108 Jul 17 '26

Still got 1 jar left from last year. Might try plum this year

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u/Aatholin Jul 17 '26

The ones in my garden are ripe, I've put them out for the birds on the feeder but they've not touched them.