Some friendly advice

We have a not nice anti dog person living near us, Nevers. I've seen him picking from low down on several occasions but I never seem to have had time to pass on that advice.

Beware the Great Danes

Unwritten rule in our house is never pick from below thigh height! 

If anyone is travelling to SW this September (like us!) some of the best blackberries we have ever seen can be found at Sedgemoor Services, South bound! Huge, we filled a carrier bag and had a crumble three nights running!

Have emptied a space in the freezer awaiting this years harvest. I usually find that I am not the first out of the blocks, but, take a pair of secateurs with me so I can cut my way in to the remaing fruits.

Further to Nevers helpful advice-never pick them after the end of September as the Devil has spat on them, don't take my word for it ask Grandma Gladys from down the Village She told me. A big thankyou to Grandma Gladys for Her sage advice

Despite Grandma Gladys advice and grandma Ediths advice I still pick blackberries in October and enjoy them!  

Despite Grandma Gladys advice and grandma Ediths advice I still pick blackberries in October and enjoy them!  

Mmmmm, that explains a lot OP

I've got my own bushes on the allotment.  Nice, fat and juicy

I always  give  the  berries  a  good  washing,  like  salad  leaves,  before  eating  them.

the  main  problem  i  find  is  rinsing  them  enough  to  remove  the  taste  of  Carbolic  !

Unwritten rule in our house is never pick from below thigh height! 

If anyone is travelling to SW this September (like us!) some of the best blackberries we have ever seen can be found at Sedgemoor Services, South bound! 

Complete with added particulates.