We went fruit picking on the plot on Sunday. I’d been itching to go and pick some fruit for about a week because I knew that there was plenty ready.
So, my husband and two children and I went over to the allotment armed with a few baskets to collect fruit.
The raspberries were in absolute abundance. In fact, some of them had started to shrivel and wither away with over-ripeness. The gooseberries were also quite plentiful. It turns out that we have several varieties – a golden type and a small red type. I think we managed to collect about 2lbs worth, which considering we haven’t actually done anything on the fruit plot other than keep it tidy – well, it’s a miracle! The raspberries – think we have about 3lbs – they are currently being stored in a very large saucepan in the fridge.
The real stars of the show were the blackcurrants though! I collected nearly 2lbs of blackcurrants, which doesn’t sound like much, but, considering I didn’t even know we had many good fruiting bushes over there, AND we haven’t really protected any of the fruit bushes from birds, it’s quite remarkable!
There is a huge redcurrant bush over there with plenty of fruit on it that I am looking forward to harvesting when ready. Plus plenty more raspberries and gooseberries. I think we’ll also have some blackberries from the prolific brambles that reside there.
It’s all looking good! I even harvested a bowlfull of blackcurrants from a small bush in my back garden that I’d forgotten about!
Now I’ve got lots of jam to make!
