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@teslas_moustache I just noticed they are all ready in Berlin rn too. I was thinking of collecting some for some juice or something
@liaizon I plan on making syrup. Most recipes call for honey, but I'm considering maple syrup and putting it on pancakes.
Elderberries are a powerful anti-viral. We make a tincture/syrup out of it every year and take shots throughout the fall/winter to combat colds and such.
@teslas_moustache@sunbeam.city Where are your elderberries from? They grow wild here in our part of California, although they have been scanty this year because of drought conditions.
@teslas_moustache@sunbeam.city Where are your elderberries from? They grow wild here in our part of California, although they have been scanty this year because of drought conditions.
My mum used to pick them wild and make them into wine. I've got many fond memories of raiding the wine cellar. Her strawberry wine was the tastiest, but the elderberry wine was deadly alcoholic.
@mike@unfediverse.com. Do elderberries grow wild where you live? I know they grow in Europe and all over the US
That was in Calif...
@mike@unfediverse.com a little bit of searching reveals that although elderberry does not grow natively in Australia, it has been imported Europe and apparently does very well.
I am surprised the california variant is not more prevalent. I would guess it is more drought tolerant. I can send you some cuttings this fall if you want some.
I am surprised the california variant is not more prevalent. I would guess it is more drought tolerant. I can send you some cuttings this fall if you want some.
Organic material is heavily scrutinised and sprayed with all kinds of nasty stuff at the border, if they allow it at all. I'll have a look on Diggers... they probably have it.
Apparently they've got eldeberry plants at Bunnings, That's the Aussie version of Home Depot; and there's one of those in Mittagong. But they probably only stock them at certain times of the year. Spring is coming so I should look around.
I would get two from different locations so you have genetic differences. Once you have those in the ground and growing you can do cuttings from them each year in the winter, and plant those in the spring. So far I have 12 elderberry trees growing on my property from cuttings. I plan on doing several more.
The first question from the wife we "Aren't those plants poisonous?". Yes. They are. That's an important consideration for a farm in a wildlife corridor. I've heard the tale that animals know not to eat something poisonous, but I'm out there every day watching them and it isn't completely true.
@mike I'm in a city on a standard, like 1/4 acre. All I've got is birds and squirrels and they don't seem to touch the elderberries. Can't say the same for all the other food I grow. *Sigh*
@mike I think when you find dead animals with elderberries in their guts, that's when you know there's a problem. But idk.
We give the chickens leftover elderberries. Not sure about cows or horses. The dogs and cats dont bother with it
It's the leaves, not the berries. I've watched our horses eat all kinds of toxic stuff (anything green) when they're hungry enough or simply bored. But none of this is relevant because the wife vetoed it.