This week something spectacular happened! Our black thumbs (according to my mom, but not really true) turned to green thumbs! They still have their normal skin color, thankfully, but in Figure of Speech Land, they are green!
So, are you wondering what happened? Maybe this can help:
Have you guessed yet? No? Well, I'll tell you. We grew blackberries!!!
We bought the bush on a Saturday last year (my 12th birthday) and planted it that day. Unfortunately, as it grew, we had to pinch off all the buds that appeared because someone told us that if you do that, you'll have a bigger crop next year. It was dreadful. I love the little juicy bunches and was so thrilled that we were going to try to grow them! So it was very hard for me to wait. =)
But finally, we started to let them grow and this month the little buds opened up to lovely white flowers, which then changed into lovely red blackberries. And then, yesterday, blackberries!
Mom called David and me out and we rejoiced! . . by eating the first three blackberries!!
They were delicious!! But we still can't just pick them off the bush and eat them. Mom says we have to freeze them (I'm not sure why . . .). Maybe, though, next year, when we get a larger crop, we can pick them and pop them into our mouths the moment after . . .
Oh, Molly . . . you did such a good job waiting. And, since we have so many new shoots this year that we didn't let bloom, we will have at least 3 times as many blackberries next year! So, then we CAN pick and eat. As long as you guys leave some for cobblers! :D The reason we are freezing them this year is because the crop is small and it takes awhile to get enough for one cobbler. It will be our celebratory cobbler here very soon!!
ReplyDeleteMrs. Miles, I think you got photobombed!
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