ALL ABOUT BERRIES

A SHOUT OUT TO THE SMALL, DELICIOUS AND QUITE DIVERSE FRUITS WE LOVE PLUS A GUIDE TO VARIETIES YOU CAN GROW YEAR ROUND

Words Jennifer Stackhouse

Berries are among the most expensive fruits to buy but are easy to grow and a delight to have in the garden. The top-selling berry is the strawberry: more than nine million tonnes of this succulent fruit are produced around the world annually. Next on the list and rising fast is blueberry, followed by raspberry then blackberry. There’s also a host of berries rarely seen in the supermarket or greengrocer but they can be grown in the garden to extend the homegrown berry season. There are several reasons for the high retail cost of berries, including that they are labour intensive to harvest and pack and have a short shelf life. None of that matters in the garden, of course, where you can harvest what you want to eat and carry it to the…

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