European Gardening: WHAT CROPS HAVE YOU PICKED THIS WEEK?, 1 by rannveig

rannveig wrote:
Hi Pat!
I really enjoy this thread! I love to read about your bountyful harvest! Unfortunately there's not much harvesting to do here - I picket the red and black currants and that's about it! Made jelly - never tried red currant wine though - would you mind sharing the recipe or is it top secret? We got one head of calabresi which was finished in one meal - tasted really good! Wish there would have been more.

I hope my apple trees will give me a few apples some day! And I have a cherry tree in my greenhouse and really hope to get cherries one day as well. I think I've mentioned it before but I just LOVE cherries!

Last year I bought a blackberry plant that's turned into a real monster and is well on it's way to fill up the greenhouse. It started flowering in late August I think so the berries aren't ripe yet. I've put my electric fan heater out there to keep it frost free hoping they'll ripen. Can you guys offer any advice on how to prune this monster? Can I cut it down after the berries are ripe (presuming they'll ripen of course!) ??

Here's a photo of it and as you can see it's taking over my greenhouse! It's grown accross the roof and has started down the other side.