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Growing => Fruit => Topic started by: laurelrus on September 04, 2014, 07:38:45 am

Title: Blackberries
Post by: laurelrus on September 04, 2014, 07:38:45 am

Hi,
This is almost certainly a silly question - we moved here in March, town to country, so everything is new to us. We have a load of berries growing in the garden that look like blackberries, and are looking ready for picking. If they look like blackberries, is it safe to assume that's what they are and eat them? Or is there anything that looks like blackberries that isn't edible??
Before we eat them and bake with them, I just want to be sure!

Title: Re: Blackberries
Post by: Backinwellies on September 04, 2014, 07:55:43 am

If  it pricks you when picking it is blackberries!!

Title: Re: Blackberries
Post by: pgkevet on September 04, 2014, 10:29:45 am

Quote from: Backinwellies on September 04, 2014, 07:55:43 am

If  it pricks you when picking it is blackberries!!

..unless it's thornless...

 

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If they look like blackberries, is it safe to assume that's what they are and eat them?

If it's a bramble and they look like blackberries and taste like blackberries then they're blackberries... If we never hear from you again they weren't.... :roflanim:

Title: Re: Blackberries
Post by: Fleecewife on September 04, 2014, 10:34:35 am

You could post a pic in the 'identification' section - or here, just to be absolutely sure it's not deadly nightshade  :tired:  It depends on how well you know blackberries. 

Title: Re: Blackberries
Post by: laurelrus on September 04, 2014, 11:22:55 am

Thanks! I'll go take a photo and put it on here.
Don't want to get wiped out by poisonous berries on a Thursday, when I've almost made it to the weekend  :wave:

Title: Re: Blackberries
Post by: ZacB on September 04, 2014, 08:50:53 pm

Compare to some blackberries in your local supermarket......lot cheaper from your own garden though & tastier

Title: Re: Blackberries
Post by: shygirl on September 04, 2014, 08:53:25 pm

can u test it on the neighbours?
if you have just moved to the country its best to eradicate all neighbours asap!  :innocent:

Title: Re: Blackberries
Post by: Fleecewife on September 04, 2014, 09:18:03 pm

Quote from: shygirl on September 04, 2014, 08:53:25 pm

can u test it on the neighbours?
if you have just moved to the country its best to eradicate all neighbours asap!  :innocent:

 :roflanim:


I was looking in my garden just now and was struck by how similar to blackberries honeysuckle berries are.  Different leaves and vines of course but could easily catch someone out.  I've no idea if honeysuckle berries are edible

Title: Re: Blackberries
Post by: Dans on September 08, 2014, 01:27:31 pm

Honeysuckle is poisonous in anything but small quantities if I remember rightly.

Dans