Redcurrant, Blackberry, Rasberrry

bunny babe · Feb 19, 2011

:wave: Are all of these OK for bunnies to eat - fruit and leaves?

My sis bought them for me (well for the bunnies) and just want to know they are OK before they get into their reach. They need planting so do I need anything special , do they spread (I am not much of a gardener

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weeble · Feb 19, 2011

Blackberrys are - in fact Im off to Bobbys tomorrow to steal some from her garden not sure about the others sorry.

bunny babe · Feb 19, 2011

:wave: Yeah, I thought blackberries were. We have lots of hawthorn (other side of fence) which I recently read is OK but I am always worried in case it is the "right one".

These were in a pack of 3 that my sister bought me from Aldi or Lidl for £2.69.

weeble · Feb 19, 2011

bunny babe said:
:wave: Yeah, I thought blackberries were. We have lots of hawthorn (other side of fence) which I recently read is OK but I am always worried in case it is the "right one".

These were in a pack of 3 that my sister bought me from Aldi or Lidl for £2.69.

I would grow them anyway you can always make nice jams or pies.

I put an ad on freecycle for apple and hawthorn branches last summer and someone gave me a huge boxful it was great.

Im sure your lot are better behaved but my lot go nuts over bramble and eat the whole thing thirns included in a matter of seconds :roll:

bunny babe · Feb 19, 2011

I have never given them to them before. These ones are thornless

I hope I can grow them.

Elena · Feb 19, 2011

Don't know about redcurrant but the other two are, they are classed as brambles

Shimmer · Feb 20, 2011

The leaves and stems are fine for bunnies. The fruit contains sugar so best if you eat them.

Rasperries will grow upright on their own. Get to 5 or 6' tall and will form a clump which gets bigger over the years. Cut old canes back to ground level after fruiting. Give them to the buns.

Blackberry or bramble is a climbing / creeping bush so needs some support or it will ramble all over the ground. A few bamboo canes tied into a trellis or wigwam works well, as would a fence.

Redcurrant / white currant / blackcurrant form quite big bushes 5' x 5' so leave plenty of room. May take a year or 2 to get much fruit but then there's no stopping them. Prune when it gets too big - about a third of old branches taken out every autumn or early spring.

When I cut my bushes back last year, I did it a bit earlier before the leaves turned yellow, dried them and stored in paper carriers for winter. Still using them now. Saved a fortune.

bunny babe · Feb 23, 2011

Shimmer said:
The leaves and stems are fine for bunnies. The fruit contains sugar so best if you eat them.

Rasperries will grow upright on their own. Get to 5 or 6' tall and will form a clump which gets bigger over the years. Cut old canes back to ground level after fruiting. Give them to the buns.

Blackberry or bramble is a climbing / creeping bush so needs some support or it will ramble all over the ground. A few bamboo canes tied into a trellis or wigwam works well, as would a fence.

Redcurrant / white currant / blackcurrant form quite big bushes 5' x 5' so leave plenty of room. May take a year or 2 to get much fruit but then there's no stopping them. Prune when it gets too big - about a third of old branches taken out every autumn or early spring.

When I cut my bushes back last year, I did it a bit earlier before the leaves turned yellow, dried them and stored in paper carriers for winter. Still using them now. Saved a fortune.

:wave: Thank you for that information. I have the pack of 3 unplanted yet

Not sure which one is which but as they all appear to be OK for bunnies it probably won't matter. I don't like fruit, only really wanted them for the bunnies to enjoy the leaves and stems

weeble · Feb 23, 2011

Oooo get planting missus. I will make some jam from the fruits if you fancy?

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