chickencam Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Most of my Victoria plums went mouldy this year too, they stuck together in clumps and rotted. There was a lot of wasp damage which I think was a factor. I love plums, we have loads of damsons, and sloes around here but the only other wild plum tree is so tall that the fruit is inaccessible. This is a shame because it has lovely looking yellow plums on it. We made some sloe gin last weekend and I tasted it for sweetness yesterday, pretty tasty already, the fruit was really ripe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 I'm on a mission to pick some sloes this weekend too; there are plenty on one of my walks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted September 28, 2013 Author Share Posted September 28, 2013 There's lots of sloes here too, but I have so much sloe gin still remaining from previous years I probably won't bother making any more. I went a bit mad the first couple of years I made it, and ended up with gallons of the stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 No sloes round here Plenty of blackberries though, and elderberries (really big and juicy and already processed into cordial ) and lots of apples too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
