30/09/2022
Mulberries are in full swing at the moment, and the rain mid year combined with the warm days now have sent most trees into fruiting overdrive.
I've been picking fruit off my tree each morning ... well what the Fig Birds and Currawongs leave behind.
In a few more years, the tree will be large enough that there will be more plentiful juicy fruit for all - including the wildlife.
Today I de-stemmed and cooked up 2.5kg of fruit I've picked over the last 4 days. Half I made into jam (three big jars) and the other half I cooked to freeze and have with icecream layer in the year.
Mulberries are affected by fruit flies, so it's best to immerse the fruit totally under water for a few hours before cooking and the little grubs will float up to the top.
Next lot I harvest over the coming days will go into mulberry pies.
If you have a space in the corner of the yard, think about planting a mulberry tree. They really are great food trees for our subtropical gardens.
