Blackberry Woes

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sando8901

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Blackberry Woes
« on: August 13, 2009, 08:53 »
Blackberry bush has finally decided to fruit this year, lots of large ripe fruit on it.
I went out to pick some last week but found that the ripe/black blackberries would not come free of the plant, so I thought they would need another day or two to completely ripen even though they looked right. Tried again a few days later and they had gone mouldy....

What am I doing wrong?

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Nikkithefoot

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Re: Blackberry Woes
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2009, 10:17 »
Blackberries don't come off the plant in the same way as raspberries ie leaving the central bit behind. They often need a little gentle pull. If they look ripe they probably are. Wet  / damp humid weather doesn't help the mould side of things.
I was put on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things; right now I am so far behind I will never die.

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sando8901

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Re: Blackberry Woes
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2009, 13:43 »
Ahh, thanks. I had a few squish in my hands which is why I thought they might need longer. I reckon I left them on too long then as they would need to be a bit firmer to pull off. Gotcha!!

Cheers


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