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In reply to the discussion: Elderberry Experiment: Update #3 [View all]

WhiteTara

(30,227 posts)
3. Good job!
Sun Sep 17, 2017, 04:38 PM
Sep 2017

I saw a few light colored berries...make sure you remove all of them and every little piece of stem.

I made mine into pies. We started out with a normal 9" pie and realized that we couldn't eat the whole thing before it became stale or inedible so we gave the last bits to the crows and I made about 18 little individual pies. I froze those and we'll indulge in the middle of winter.

You'll find that your harvest will really increase after a few years. I leave most of mine to the birds. I actually planted them for the cedar waxwings who I'm told find them delicious. Although there are never any left during the waxwings visitation times because the crows love them too and live in the neighborhood.

I'm transplanting seedlings this year to spread out the plants. I'm using them as a visual cover at the road too.

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Is this first year plants? Bayard Sep 2017 #1
Yep... NeoGreen Sep 2017 #2
Good job! WhiteTara Sep 2017 #3
awesome... handmade34 Sep 2017 #4
Very impressive! femmocrat Sep 2017 #5
I wrapped 8 of the 10 enclosures in Bird Netting... NeoGreen Sep 2017 #6
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