Veggie you’ve hit the nail on the head. When I’m out walking the dog and gathering things the position and orientation of a hedgerow lets me know what will be ripe when, currently east facing hedges have only a handful blackberries unless they are well sheltered from the wind. I’m picking south Main crop and west Earlies at the moment but will be picking east in about a week or two. North always produces the smallest fruit.
A pocket knife is not a weapon in the right hands it’s an essential garden tool.
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