Are blackberries ready where you are?

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Just that really. Debating whether to go picking today but it's a bit of a trek and don't want to be disappointed.

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Just starting in Cumbria. We got our first bag today!

I'm in London. Mine are nowhere near ready.

I'm in NW England and they're ready here.

East Scotland - nothing here yet!

SE England and I think you will be lucky to find any round here as people seem to have been picking them for a couple of weeks already .

Bedfordshire - season started about three weeks ago.

North Bristol area and ours are definitely ready, we picked a load on our walk today. There were some in the shade that hadn't ripened but most were gloriously ready for plucking.

Yep Dh brought a load home from our local park, crumble and custard 😁

West Midlands here, this week really for us has been the start of the picking season. My plant on the allotment seems to be ripening the perfect amount for each visit. My freezer will be full in a couple of weeks.

Loads here in the SE but we hate them so never pick or eat them 😂

Yes we've had two delicious blackberry and bramley apple crumbles the past two sundays. One lot of blackberries picked from our local country park then second lot picked this week from our garden and Bramley apples at a different country park !!

Not really here. I'd wait a week or two.

Norfolk - we have every step of the lifecycle on our blackberries. Some just coming into flower, fruit just forming, green fruit and ripe fruit. Picked 2Kg on Monday - resulted in 2.5 jars + a tester of Bramble Jelly.
Blackberry Jam will follow, more Bramble Jelly and finally Blackberry Brandy.

Lots here, but lots still to ripen too (Hampshire).

Not yet here in rural devon. But we are in a cold valley and our fruit/ flowers are about 2 weeks behind the warmer spots locally

West London definitely - started picking them for crumbles etc @3 wks ago

Yes, in NW England. While I was on an eight hour conference call my 13yo went and picked a tupperware full from the woods, and made a crumble. I love having teens.

Nope- northern Ireland

Yes neighbour gave us some a week or two ago

South west here - only just starting, but we are on quite a windswept hillside.

South Wales, picked nearly 6lb on Sunday. My DP doesn't know when to stop picking and it's dullard here who has to make blackberry jelly. I've still got jars of the stuff from last year left!

Yep, picked loads. Made a very nice berry frozen yogurt which I jar for supper.

I got loads today!

Thanks to this thread I went down a blackberry lane today in Northumberland and picked enough for a couple of jars of jam. There's absolutely loads starting to come out that aren't ready yet, so there will be plenty to look forward to!

Yes in Yorkshire. We've picked two big hauls already since the beginning of last week . Definitely earlier this year