Dewberry season is here in Lower Alabama and my little ones are scouring the grounds for ripe berries every day.
Late Sunday afternoon, we searched for enough cups for Rachel to bake two cobblers.
If you look closely, you can see that there are white mulberries mixed in. Our white mulberries in the Grocery Row Garden have produced only a handful of fruit this year due to the late frost.
While hunting, I discovered one particular dewberry plant that had larger, sweeter berries. Look at the berries on the bottom left compared to the “normal” dewberries on the top right.
Many people dislike dewberries because of their aggressive thorns and invasive nature, but I’m going to try growing some for my nursery. This one plant was bearing large, sweet fruit. It may be worth growing it in the right place. The original plant is growing under a popcorn tree along the driveway. But you have to remember not to mow the grass.
Once, when I was consulting on real estate, I found a large, sweet wild blackberry plant, but I was unsuccessful in cutting it. I’ve regretted it ever since.
There are a lot of genetic resources in the wild. If you come across something great, why not spread the word?
