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WATFORD zero

Well-known member
NSC Patreon
Jul 10, 2003
25,662
Not just me then. I normally get loads in my garden, but bugger all this year.
 


Westdene Seagull

aka Cap'n Carl Firecrotch
NSC Patreon
Oct 27, 2003
20,938
The arse end of Hangleton
Loads and loads of blackberries just from the garden. Strawberries were a disaster but that might be because the plants were more than 3 years old. Thankfully I've managed to propagate new plants for next year.
 


tinycowboy

Well-known member
Aug 9, 2008
4,002
Canterbury
Blackberries - fantastic crop
Apples - unbelievable bumper crop this year
Plums - better than the last two years, but not brilliant
 








Nibble

New member
Jan 3, 2007
19,238
Tomatoes and cucumber very good. Blackberries were bumper this year, Gooseberries appeared but were crap so let them go to seed. Strawberries died while I was away.
 


Papa Lazarou

Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Jul 7, 2003
18,839
Worthing
I think why fruit that naturally flowers early will have been badly affected by the extension of the winter well into spring this year.

For example sloes appear to have been badly hit with very little fruit this year, the same with the cherry plum trees around Worthing. I guess, as gooseberries are an early fruit, they may have also been adversely affected.
 




mac04

Active member
Nov 15, 2011
382
RH12
My nan always used to call gooseberries "goosegogs". I found out recently that "Gogs" is the word for berries in an old Sussex dialect. Does anyone else say "Gogs" instead of "Berries"?
 


Papa Lazarou

Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Jul 7, 2003
18,839
Worthing
My nan always used to call gooseberries "goosegogs". I found out recently that "Gogs" is the word for berries in an old Sussex dialect. Does anyone else say "Gogs" instead of "Berries"?


I still call them Goosegogs. I sometimes refer to our home grown raspberries as Raspgogs. True Story.
 


MattBackHome

Well-known member
Jul 7, 2003
11,689
Strawberries were MENTAL earlier in the year.
Blackberries very good, but they're unstoppable anyway.
Gooseberries TERRIBLE.
Rasberries average, but I reckon my heavy-handed pruning & lack of staking was to blame.
 








Charlies Shinpad

New member
Jul 5, 2003
4,415
Oakford in Devon
Down West here we had great strawberries this year and blackberries but sloes and damsons are no where to be seen again this year !
Apple tree is packed because last year we had nothing
All down to a bad spring
 






Coldeanseagull

Opinionated
Mar 13, 2013
7,715
Coldean
I had seven goosegogs and they didn't taste too good. Really heavy crop of black and red currants but the goji didn't produce at all
 


Nibble

New member
Jan 3, 2007
19,238
My nan always used to call gooseberries "goosegogs". I found out recently that "Gogs" is the word for berries in an old Sussex dialect. Does anyone else say "Gogs" instead of "Berries"?

Yep my Nan called them this, She's from Weymouth. west country saying too.
 


Arkwright

Arkwright
Oct 26, 2010
2,786
Caterham, Surrey
Only trees I have are apples and plums and both have a fantastic crop.

The apples (10 postal sack) all went to Whiteheads Cider Company and the plums are going to a local jam maker with the balance going into home made vodka.

Shloes are looking great too.
 




sully

Dunscouting
Jul 7, 2003
7,824
Worthing
Cherries were good
Strawberries were disappointing
Raspberries are just fruiting now and look hopeful for a good crop

Some b*****d cut my blackberry down, so it's only just recovering and no fruit this year.
 





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