Re: Blueberries again

Well that's you told Steve ;-)

Jeff

The message <memo.20050620105235.43511A@net-services.default>
from root@netservs.com (Steve Harris) contains these words:

  Then which part of "my blueberries are just flowering"  misled you
into that reply?

  The confusion is in your comprehension skills, it seems.

The things in my

  Not at all.  ISTR, we've had people on urg confuse blackberries and
blaeberries, blackcurrants and bilberries in the past. To the
uninitiated they are all small dark juicy fruit starting with B.

It's very common for people to completely misunderstand what someone
else said (as you have demonstrated twice) , misidentify plants, or
simply call them by the wrong name. Or sometimes, on urg,  they  think
one word and type another. I've done that myself.  Whenever someone here
does that, and one notices or suspects it, it's just polite and friendly
to check it out, as I did.

I don't have any trouble distinguishing blackcurrants and blueberries,
either plant or fruit. Neither does Pam.

It is however highly likely that some reading this group,  could not
visually recognise and  identify either blueberry or blackcurrant bushes
or fruit. Just as there are people who aren't familiar with the
difference between marrow and pumpkin, french and runner bean, etc.

I hope that is clear enough for you to understand now.

  Janet.

 
 

 

Oh, I read it but I do wonder exactly where the confusion about the
difference between blueberries and blackcurrents lies. The things in my
garden I call  blueberries flowered 2 months ago, produce sweet blue
fruits, narrow leaves, brilliant autumn colour, green stems etc. and
were sold to me as blueberry. The idea that anyone could mix them up
with blackcurrents is "LOL"

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/

The message <memo.20050618011422.62497B@net-services.default>
from root@netservs.com (Steve Harris) contains these words:

  Yes, it's in the part of my post you must have forgotrn to read
before you snipped it.

 At this time of year?

  Janet.

 

LOL! You haven't grown blueberries, have you!

Like the OP, I have just the one bush and loads of berries. I reckon
about 70% of the flowers set fruit. Perhaps if I did have a pollinator,
it would be 90%

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/

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from Pam Moore <NOSpam.moore@NOSPAMvirgin.net> contains these words:

  Are you getting blueberry and black currant mixed up? Blackcurrants
need no pollinator and are setting fruit now, but blueberries are much
later so I'm surprised you have a heavy crop already. My blueberries are
only just flowering.

  Janet

Re the discussion a while ago as to whether blueberries need a
pollinator, did any of you see the item on blueberries on GW tonight,
from GW Live at the NEC?
The lady who runs a blueberry nursery said that you must have 2
different varieties. Well, I only have one, and it has a heavy crop of
fruit. No, none of my neighbours grows blueberries. This is the 3rd
year I have had a good crop.
Any opinions why?

Pam in Bristol