If you hadn't said it, I would have.why do I keep hearing Monty Python quotes in my head?
Is Elderberry hard to grow? Sorry for the HI-jack.
I bet you could get some "takers" if you thinned them out some rather than cut back.... or both.
I will jump in at number one in line if ya decide to thin them.
you need to wait until the fruit is off them before you dig them up and give them away. otherwise they will die or at least be very weak because all their stored supplies will be going to the fruits. fall is a great time for transplanting. be careful doing it in this extreme heat as it will cause a lot of shock.
philo said:Transplant them after they go dormant - around the first of november at the earliest.
I've not made elderberry jam, but the stuff I get from one of my coworkers is great. I understand the juice is very strong, and she has to cut it heavily with water to get it palatable. It seems to work for them. She also is into herbal medicine, and uses elderberry juice full strength in spoonful doses. Not sure what its a treatment for though.
10 lbs elderberries
5 gallons of water
3 lbs liquid malt extract
3 lbs liquid wheat malt extract
2 oz willimette hops
1 package yeast
Lazy Summer Elderberry Wit!!
Thanks and rep to you!
Rep and thanks to you, too!
I read that elderberry may be effective in warding off cold and flu, but I have no idea if that is true.
At the moment I have settled on making some elderberry syrup for use on ice cream, waffles, etc. and some jam and/or jelly. If anything is left, I may freeze them for use later this winter.