

Use 50% leafmould or peat-free compost and 50% horticultural sand. The extracted seed should be mixed with equal parts horticultural sand or a sand/compost mixture (for these seeds the addition of compost to the mixture can help break dormancy). For a more complete description click here. The berries are mashed and the waste and seed separated through the sieve. You need a bucket or two, a flat-bottomed pole (for example, an old sawn-off spade handle), a sieve or collander and access to a hosepipe or water supply. Picking blackthorn berries or “sloes” Extraction and storageīerries can be stored in buckets or bread baskets for a week or two provided they are kept in a cool, dry place.īlackthorn can be extracted quite easily if the fruit is ripe and soft. It might be time consuming to collect a large number. In this way, no damage is caused to the parts of the tree that will continue to grow. Collect them directly from the tree by gripping the branch below and pulling. If you pick them too early, you risk the seeds being immature. The berries or ‘sloes’ can be picked from the end of September onwards. I became a meme you can check it out.How to identify Blackthorn Download your free seed harvest handbook Picking "So I told the produces of The Voice, 'Hey, Im'ma stay in the game.' I had two broken arms.

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