Growing berries awaiting cocoa trees
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BlueberriesI had never seen blueberries (in Italian, mirtilli) in Sardinia; I would imagine it is too hot for them, so I decided to buy four bushes. Now (beginning of July) they are getting ripeThey have lovely colours; the berries from green turn to light purple and, when ripe, to dark purple/blue. They have an unique taste. I have been told by the nursery to keep them in the shadow, I am wondering whether it really has to be so. Here is Switzerland blueberries jam is quite popular and not particularly expensive; very common is also yogurt with blueberries. |
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Vaccinium Myrtillus | |
| GooseberriesGooseberries are called "uva spina" in Italian (grapes with thorns), and in fact grow on healthy shrubs with piercing thornsThey want much sun; our variety turns to light purple-brown when ripe, in Sardinia we have a plant whose berries are light yellow. Their jam is very expensive and rare. |
Ribes uva-crispa L. / Ribes grossularia L. | |
| CranberriesCranberries are called "mirtilli rossi" in Italian (red "blueberries") and it is a plant that only appeared in my life because of my Anglosaxon friendsWe are in first week of July and the berries are still green, should become red. I tend to believe that they never get sweet! I have eaten home made "cranberry sause", which is a kind of sweet - sour jam. |
Vaccinium macrocarpon L. / Vaccinnium Vitis-idaea L. | |