Blackberries

Blackberry and apple pie is a firm favourite dessert with consumers but they are delicious cooked with chicken, duck and game and are perfect for freezing.

Blackberries are a natural source of dietary fibre, contain Vitamin C and are rich in potassium.

Growing season - once planted blackberry canes can be cropped for several years and are typically kept in the ground for at least six. Most varieties of blackberries have canes that produce thorns, however some of the modern varieties, such as Loch Ness, are thornless.

There are two distinct types of blackberry, the European and the North American. The North American types tend to fruit earlier in the summer and the combination of the two helps to give a consistent supply of blackberries across the season.