Garden Huckleberry

I tried growing garden huckleberries in Elsinore, Utah, one year. They grew very well and bore lots of fruit. But the fruit had an extrem...Read Moreely unpleasant taste no matter how we prepared it. My kids called them "yuckleberries" and wouldn't eat them.
I shan't repeat that mistake.

Growing this right now in our garden. Seeds came from family in Africa. Primary use in Africa is as a green vegetable with only the leave...Read Mores being eaten. Traditionally the berries are not eaten although as noted the ripe berries are edible. Leaves are eaten like you would spinach.

Native to the tropics of western Africa. Sprawling 3-4' branched plants produce hundreds of round ½-¾" shiny black berries in clusters....Read More Best when picked after berries turn from glossy to dull black. Tasteless when raw and unsweetened, but makes delicious mock blueberry pies and preserves. Use about 1 pound of berries to ½ cup of sugar for best flavor. Good for freezing and canning. It is a common misunderstanding that Garden Huckleberries are poisonous. Garden Huckleberries are not poisonous! Even after countless studies have proven their safety, some garden writers still insist that gardeners are being terribly misled. That’s understandable, because tomatoes were formerly thought to be poisonous too! 75-80 days from transplant.