ENJOY BUSH FRUITS
AND BERRIES
Gardeners can get a double bar
reled benefit out of “berry bushes”
that might be associated with their
forest lands.
The first benefit centers on the
family fun of a berry picking
expedition; the second will come
when the berries are eaten in a pie,
on cereal or “just plain.”
Check the edges of woodlands,
clearings in the forest, old fence
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rows or areas around old buildings
for species such as wild raspber
ries, wild blueberries and huckle
berries, blackberries and elderber
ries. Wild berries are smaller and
“seedier" than their domestic
counterparts but they are also un
surpassed for flavor.
A few points will make your ex
pedition more pleasant First be
sure you’ve identified the berries
as edible, non-edible types do ex
ist in Pennsylvania. Wear appro
SPECIAL SUMMER ISSUES
priate clothing. Slack*, leather
boots or hiking shoe* and a long
sleeved shirt will provide pro
tection from briars and biting
insects.
Use insect repellent Nothing is
qM«»e as annoying as swatting a
mosquito and spilling the berries
in the process. After your hike,
check for ticks.
Be on the lookout for snakes.
Make a normal-amount of noise
and they will get out of your way.
Finally, watth out for members
of your family that “pick into their
mouth instead of into the bucket.”
There’s one in every family. They
eat all the berries they pick and re
turn home and also cat the ones
you picked on their cereal.
If no woodland berries picking
exists in your ateif, •bush fruits
(brambles) may be a good addi
tion to your family’s garden. Fresh
raspberries, blackberries, goose
berries and currants are becoming
more difficult to buy. Brambles
can provide fruits for jams, jellies,
wines and pines. The fruits can
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also be frozen.
Many garden locations ate
suited for grossing bush fruits. The
kind of bush fruit varieties that ap
pear to be the best for Pennsylva
nia summer gardens include:
Black Raspberry: Bristol.
Cumberland, Jewel, Allen, Dun
dee. Haul and Blackhawk. Red
Raspberry, Canby, Boyne, Re
veille and Newburgh. Purple
Raspberry: Brandywine and Roy
alty. Yellow Raspberry: Tall Gold
and Goldie.
The currants and gooseberries
generally begin bearing in three
years while the other bush fruit
may bear the second year. The
time period between planting and
setting fruit will vary by the kinds
and varieties of bush fruits.
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The avenge annual fruit yield
per plant it about VA quarts or
more for blackberries and raspber
ries. The plants will bear for 6 to
12 years. About 5 quarts of fruit
can be harvested from currants
and gooseberry plants over a 10-
to 20-year span.
For a free bramble on Enjoying
Freezing or Canning Bramble
Berries, contact us at (717)
840-7408. The brochure lists
nutrition information, purchasing
and storage tips, selecting varie
ties and recipes like fresh berry
pie, velvet berry custard pie and
berry ice cream.
Any questions regarding the
above article can be addressed to
Tom Becker. Penn State Coopera
tive Extension at (717) 840-7408.
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