jimgt206 108 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Ive got 3carrier bags of elderflowers in freezer makes the best wine ever Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimgt206 108 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 To add made 6 demi johns last year they were gone by christmas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 21,753 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Elderflower cordial fantastic on a fruit salad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Donna Wildwood 288 Posted June 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 I made elderflower and strawberry cordial and elderflower and orange cordial. Delicious! Fab made with hot water for a cold too 12 bottles made of each and 6 bottles of pear and ginger. Got the cherries on for some syrup now, got me herbs hanging to dry. Just found some wild valerian so going to get the roots to make my sleeping syrup Chamomile, feverfew, yarrow, agrimony, hyssop, comfrey, motherwort and wood betony all stored away. Rose petal wine bubbling away, off out tomorrow to get more elderflowers for wine. Been a busy few days! 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie 6,368 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Fair play Donna, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 10,337 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Don't wanna scud yas Donna, but if we end up living in tribes again I pick you n mochara for mine lolol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Love this stuff and remember, fruit trees and bushes cost pence these days, so buy a couple and put them in where they will go unnoticed and you and others will reap the rewards in the coming years, maybe for generations... it's a nice thought thinking years and years down the line there's new people out picking from stuff you planted years and years before. Great stuff Aldi an Lidl were both doin fruit trees for about 4 quid back in March/April. B&M were sellin them off at the end of April for a quid each. Fruit bushes even cheaper! Just try to spend the rest of the year thinking where you could stick one or two and then next year make that small effort and get it done..! And try to put sommat 'different' in, damsons, sloes, green guages etc... feck it... whatever!! I've done it local for the last five years and that feeling that i've left a nice mark for the future is a massive buzz. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie 6,368 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Great idea bosun, I think il be doing that next spring. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CushtyJook 1,097 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Love this stuff and remember, fruit trees and bushes cost pence these days, so buy a couple and put them in where they will go unnoticed and you and others will reap the rewards in the coming years, maybe for generations... it's a nice thought thinking years and years down the line there's new people out picking from stuff you planted years and years before. Great stuff Aldi an Lidl were both doin fruit trees for about 4 quid back in March/April. B&M were sellin them off at the end of April for a quid each. Fruit bushes even cheaper! Just try to spend the rest of the year thinking where you could stick one or two and then next year make that small effort and get it done..! And try to put sommat 'different' in, damsons, sloes, green guages etc... feck it... whatever!! I've done it local for the last five years and that feeling that i've left a nice mark for the future is a massive buzz. Howed you keep them Watered if you stick them far out into your mooching land Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chris87 297 Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Ive got 3carrier bags of elderflowers in freezer makes the best wine ever do you just bag them and freeze or do something first? Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimgt206 108 Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Just bag n freeze them ,bar pick the bugs off, first time i got all the stalks out now just the bigger ones Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Love this stuff and remember, fruit trees and bushes cost pence these days, so buy a couple and put them in where they will go unnoticed and you and others will reap the rewards in the coming years, maybe for generations... it's a nice thought thinking years and years down the line there's new people out picking from stuff you planted years and years before. Great stuff Aldi an Lidl were both doin fruit trees for about 4 quid back in March/April. B&M were sellin them off at the end of April for a quid each. Fruit bushes even cheaper! Just try to spend the rest of the year thinking where you could stick one or two and then next year make that small effort and get it done..! And try to put sommat 'different' in, damsons, sloes, green guages etc... feck it... whatever!! I've done it local for the last five years and that feeling that i've left a nice mark for the future is a massive buzz. Howed you keep them Watered if you stick them far out into your mooching land Tree's are best planted before the sap starts rising, Feb, March, April. It's when the supermarkets get em in cheap. Apart from an initial soaking from a big bottle of water, the great British weather should see the tree right. So now you got all the time in the world to plan where to put it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie 6,368 Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Cheers for that bosun, would it be to late to plant fruit trees now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoChara 1,632 Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Don't wanna scud yas Donna, but if we end up living in tribes again I pick you n mochara for mine lololid take Donna too but if you mean me as we'll your wired up to the moon you. Not wise never made no wine in my life! Good on you Donna sounds great Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoChara 1,632 Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Love this stuff and remember, fruit trees and bushes cost pence these days, so buy a couple and put them in where they will go unnoticed and you and others will reap the rewards in the coming years, maybe for generations... it's a nice thought thinking years and years down the line there's new people out picking from stuff you planted years and years before. Great stuff Aldi an Lidl were both doin fruit trees for about 4 quid back in March/April. B&M were sellin them off at the end of April for a quid each. Fruit bushes even cheaper! Just try to spend the rest of the year thinking where you could stick one or two and then next year make that small effort and get it done..! And try to put sommat 'different' in, damsons, sloes, green guages etc... feck it... whatever!! I've done it local for the last five years and that feeling that i've left a nice mark for the future is a massive buzz. some of the different fruit trees you can get is unbelievable. I was thinking Granny Smiths then I saw the rest a centre had up the road from me... Loads! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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