help identifying berries......... (page 2)

LDH

Scully,

I'll pass on tea and scones with jam, thank you!

Lisa

LDH

I am LMAO @ this thread.

Thanks, Scooter, wherever you may be.

LOL.

Lisa

You could always take a cutting of your plants with the berries on the branch to a local gardening store or nursery/greenhouse. The pictures would be ok too, they seem to be very clear, but I don't know how they'd turn out if you print them out.

I did a google search for "red currants" and came up with this website:
http://www.berrycrops.net/pages/red.htm

Currants come in different varieties, some have long narrow clusters of berries, others are like yours.

The last house we lived in had red, black and white currant bushes. We used to harvest the berries late August-early September.

If birds are eating the berries, they aren't poisonous.

Love, Scully

scootergirl

**cough**cough**........gasping..........

I think I may need some time to recover...........I only have one thing to ask........

WHO WILL TAKE MY THREE KIDS?

anyone? come on......ldh, heaven, lilacs, xandra?

Damn, here I thought I found a way for some time by myself!

I am fine guys! Although you women had me laughing pretty hard tonight! I did only eat one.......figured one wouldn't do me much harm.

Thanks for the link, Scully.......I am going to go read it now!

WildHorses

Well scotter, I already have three kids so I guess three more couldn't hurt. LOL I'm sure if they were poisen berries you would know it by now.

LDH

Yup, Scully that's what I was going to say.

Around our house, the birds ate the raspberries, the blackberries, the mulberries but never touched these.

I would like to know for sure though.

Yes, I was laughing, too.

Scooter, I'll take your kids. They'll have a riot and they'll be well loved.

Lisa

scootergirl

I am going to give the University of MN Extension Office a call tomorrow and see who they can refer me to for a positive indentification........I sure do hope that they are currants! I think that Scully may be right.......but I want to get another opinion.

Living out in the woods has been so neat this year.......I have found a huge, wild raspberry bush (have to share w/the bears though), wild blackberries that we picked by the handfuls on Sunday and ate sitting in the sunshine, and blueberries too! I told eyegirl pretty soon I will be munching on pinecones! LOL

I also have a bush that has berries similar to the red ones (birds also eat them) but they are more white. Maybe I will take a clipping in too of them..........

Lilacs....you are a sweetie.....but let me tell you......MY THREE WOULD BE THE THREE THAT WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU! lol