market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Market Farming
List archive
- From: Karen Sutherland & Roots Farm <rootsfarm AT marpin.dm>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Garden Huckleberries
- Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 09:08:43 -0400
|
And are these garden huckleberries the same as tomatillas or just a
relative? All best wishes, Karen Karen
Sutherland
Jill Bussiere wrote: You all know that garden huckleberries are different than huckleberries, yes? I don't know about either, though, except that they are different. OK, here's a blurb from the web. Another site says they are a relative of the tomato. (Solanum melanocerasum) Native to the tropics of western Africa. Sprawling 3-4' branched plants produce hundreds of round ?-?" shiny black berries in clusters. Best when picked after berries turn from glossy to dull black. Tasteless when raw and unsweetened, but makes delicious mock blueberry pies and preserves. Use about 1 pound of berries to ? cup of sugar for best flavor. Good for freezing and canning. It is a common misunderstanding that Garden Huckleberries are poisonous. Garden Huckleberries are not poisonous! Even after countless studies have proven their safety, some garden writers still insist that gardeners are being terribly misled. That's understandable, because tomatoes were formerly thought to be poisonous too! 75-80 days from transplant. CERTIFIED ORGANIC Jill -----Original Message----- From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Lynn Wigglesworth Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 7:35 AM To: Market Farming Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Garden Huckleberries I grew up picking wild huckleberries. The best test is to taste them. If they are sour, they aren't ripe yet. They should be a nice sweet/tangy. They shouldn't be hard, but they don't get as soft as blueberries. Lynn Wigglesworth Peasant Farmer Tioga County, PA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jill Bussiere" <jdt AT itol.com> To: <rbfarr AT erols.com>; "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 7:59 AM Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Garden Huckleberries |
-
Re: [Market-farming] Irrigation pump info
, (continued)
-
Re: [Market-farming] Irrigation pump info,
Allan Balliett, 08/03/2005
-
[Market-farming] Selling to grocery stores,
Lynn Wigglesworth, 08/03/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Selling to grocery stores, robert schuler, 08/03/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Selling to grocery stores, Pat Meadows, 08/03/2005
-
[Market-farming] Selling to grocery stores,
Lynn Wigglesworth, 08/03/2005
-
Re: [Market-farming] Irrigation pump info,
wildernessflowers, 08/03/2005
-
[Market-farming] Garden Huckleberries,
Jill Bussiere, 08/03/2005
-
Re: [Market-farming] Garden Huckleberries,
Robert Farr - The Chile Man, 08/03/2005
-
Re: [Market-farming] Garden Huckleberries,
Jill Bussiere, 08/04/2005
-
Re: [Market-farming] Garden Huckleberries,
Lynn Wigglesworth, 08/04/2005
-
Re: [Market-farming] Garden Huckleberries,
Jill Bussiere, 08/04/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Garden Huckleberries, Karen Sutherland & Roots Farm, 08/04/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Garden Huckleberries, Jill Bussiere, 08/04/2005
-
Re: [Market-farming] Garden Huckleberries,
Jill Bussiere, 08/04/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Garden Huckleberries, marcy, 08/04/2005
-
Re: [Market-farming] Garden Huckleberries,
Lynn Wigglesworth, 08/04/2005
-
Re: [Market-farming] Garden Huckleberries,
Jill Bussiere, 08/04/2005
-
Re: [Market-farming] Garden Huckleberries,
Robert Farr - The Chile Man, 08/03/2005
-
[Market-farming] Garden Huckleberries,
Jill Bussiere, 08/03/2005
-
Re: [Market-farming] Irrigation pump info,
Allan Balliett, 08/03/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Irrigation pump info, Wendy & Randy Gray, 08/05/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Irrigation pump info, Allan Balliett, 08/05/2005
Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.