There is a good crop of sloes this year, but you will probably have to move fast as the birds will be picking the crop as well. Sloe gin makers like to see a frost on the fruit before they pick them, but you can cheat by putting them in the freezer for a while.
After a very wet summer there is a bumper crop of plump sloes ready to be picked. The blackberries are not so good this year, as last, probably due to the very wet July and Read more…
The very colourful spindle tree fruit are showing very well as the leaves have gone from the trees. The spindle tree (euonymus europeans) has very hard wood and can be cut to a sharp point. Read more…
Along with the exceptional numbers of acorns, beech nuts, apples etc., there has been a really good crop of holly berries this year. However if you think you might get out and cut some well Read more…