Saturday 30 July 2022



  Hedgerow harvests. Some nice plump Blackberries. They seem particularly sweet and juicy this year despite (and probably because of) the heatwave and draught. Tough growing conditions can sometimes have a stimulating effect. 




 Another kind of harvest- collecting seeds like Red Campion as seen above. Botanically speaking a fruit is a ripened ovary which contains seeds whether edible or not. So Red Campion which is not an edible nonetheless forms a dry fruit in the form of a capsule. Blackberries are a fruit in both the botanical sense and the kind we eat.
 Red Campion seeds are obligingly easy to collect. The capsule opens at the top when fully dry allowing the seeds to spill out.