Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries & Blackberries

tigershould · 24-05-2015 12:30pm

deiseindublin wrote: »

Which road at back of airport? Going to be out that way later!

It's on the swords side. Take a left after the coachmans pub if heading up from airport and it's about 5-10mins on the right hand side.

tk123 · 24-05-2015 1:18pm

vicwatson wrote: »

Wow, my experience is always the complete opposite

+1! I've had berries from Lidl and Keelings - both the same variety from the same place eg Spanish raspberries and no difference except the price!

deiseindublin · 24-05-2015 1:56pm

tigershould wrote: »

It's on the swords side. Take a left after the coachmans pub if heading up from airport and it's about 5-10mins on the right hand side.

Thanks, came away with 5 kg of strawberries, yum.

Muahahaha · 24-05-2015 3:34pm

tigershould wrote: »

Keelings Farm shop in a trailer at the back of the airport FTW. All fresh!

Apple juice 750ml €
Big punnet of strawberries €5
Premium punnet of strawberries €8

I go for the €5 box every time. They're the odd shaped ones that don't make the cut but taste the same as the premium box.

Never knew they had a shop, do you have to drive into their farm or where is it located?

tharmor wrote: »

Eurospar 3 packs of any berries for â‚¬5....valid until 27/05

Are they 227g, 3 for €5 sounds like a great deal

tharmor · 24-05-2015 6:41pm

Muahahaha wrote:

Are they 227g, 3 for â‚¬5 sounds like a great deal

Strawberries 227 gm, raspberries 125 gm, blueberries 125 gm

allthedoyles · 24-05-2015 6:45pm

SuperS54 wrote: »

Can't understand anyone buying blackberries, countryside if full of them and they're left to rot...

Blackberries in the countryside have a short lifespan .............about 2 weeks in September .

tigershould · 24-05-2015 6:47pm

Muahahaha wrote: »

Never knew they had a shop, do you have to drive into their farm or where is it located?

It's not really a shop. They have a lorry on the side of the road that you can walk into. I think it's called the Naul Road,where Keelings farms are alongside the airport.

SuperS54 · 25-05-2015 3:35am

allthedoyles wrote: »

Blackberries in the countryside have a short lifespan .............about 2 weeks in September .

Must be a different countryside from the one I grew up in!

Muahahaha · 25-05-2015 10:47am

Just out of interest what sort of yields do blueberry bushes tend to give and do they increase much as the bush gets older?

pawrick · 25-05-2015 12:59pm

gofasterdad wrote: »

Even cheaper still : http://www.mrmiddleton.com/save-over-50-on-fruit-bushes/

€1.70 per bush is roughly the same price as a small packet of supermarket berries, look after them and you can enjoy free fruit every summer, plus you get full control over what goes into / onto your food (pesticides, fertiliser etc).

I'm after ordering this offer, will see what turns up but asked that gooseberries take prime spot if possible, already have 2 blackcurrant bushes growing well and a mix of apple and plumb trees so it will be nice to have more variety for the birds to pick at!

Sligo1 · 26-05-2015 8:08am

Anyone know if lidl are still doing the 100% extra free on Berries or when this ends? Thanks

ooter · 26-05-2015 9:39am

Sligo1 wrote: »

Anyone know if lidl are still doing the 100% extra free on Berries or when this ends? Thanks

They still had some yesterday anyway.

micraX · 26-05-2015 9:44am

Muahahaha wrote: »

Just out of interest what sort of yields do blueberry bushes tend to give and do they increase much as the bush gets older?

Need acidy soil for blue berries

vicwatson · 26-05-2015 12:29pm

Sligo1 wrote: »

Anyone know if lidl are still doing the 100% extra free on Berries or when this ends? Thanks

yep its until stocks last, only on blueberries afaik

Léan · 26-05-2015 8:16pm

Anywhere in Cork City area with good deals? (not Aldi/Lidil)

Sligo1 · 26-05-2015 9:57pm

Went to my local lidl today and they had crates of blueberries! Only bought 3 boxes as I don't want them to go off but will defo be going back at the end of the week to see if there's any left. My kids adore them!!

vicwatson · 26-05-2015 11:13pm

Sligo1 wrote: »

Went to my local lidl today and they had crates of blueberries! Only bought 3 boxes as I don't want them to go off but will defo be going back at the end of the week to see if there's any left. My kids adore them!!

They freeze and thaw really well, trick is put them on some foil on a baking tray into the freezer, then when frozen bag them up, you can take out as little or as much then.

mufcboy1999 · 26-05-2015 11:21pm

Picked up a small plastic tub of pomegranates earlier in Tesco, think it was 1.69, not bad. One of the most under-rated fruits out there, both taste and nutrients wise, a lot of study's say its the most powerful anti-oxidant of any fruit.

Muahahaha · 01-06-2015 10:21am

http://www.lidl.ie/en/freshoffers.htm?action=showDetail&id=25852

Lidl doing two punnets of strawberries for €4 from today for the next week, theres 33% off the normal price

yellow hen · 01-06-2015 10:24am

Not a bargain but my mother brought me a large punnet of Wexford strawberries yest. They're the first Irish strawberries I've had this year and they cost a whopping €9 but they were incredible. No waste. I guess you get what you pay for

dastardly00 · 03-06-2015 9:04am

My local Lidl (Galway) had the usual 125g punnets of raspberries for 99c (reduced from €1.79) this morning. I don't know if it's nationwide or not.

vicwatson · 03-06-2015 9:15pm

^^^^

Anyone know if it is all branches of lidl?

TheDriver · 03-06-2015 9:18pm

Yep, was on in mine

Muahahaha · 08-06-2015 8:29pm

2 punnets blackberries in Lidl this week for €3. Each punnet is 125g
http://www.lidl.ie/en/freshoffers.htm?action=showDetail&id=26131

Jellybaby1 · 08-06-2015 9:21pm

I never buy blackberries. Come August/September they are free in every hedgerow. I'm happy to wait until they are in season here as I can't get a better price than 'free'.

vicwatson · 08-06-2015 11:08pm

All delighted to know that im sure...

allthedoyles · 08-06-2015 11:13pm

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

I never buy blackberries. Come August/September they are free in every hedgerow. I'm happy to wait until they are in season here as I can't get a better price than 'free'.

Same here , I love the freebies , they taste so much nicer

athtrasna · 08-06-2015 11:43pm

Friend got 2kg of fresh strawberries for €5 in a Polish supermarket in Blanchardstown, said they were amazing.

_Tombstone_ · 09-06-2015 12:16am

allthedoyles wrote: »

Same here , I love the freebies , they taste so much nicer

Ya get worms off them.

wonski · 09-06-2015 12:20am

athtrasna wrote: »

Friend got 2kg of fresh strawberries for €5 in a Polish supermarket in Blanchardstown, said they were amazing.

Polish Strawberries are amazing in the season (and cheap;)). They are grown outside, not in green houses.

Highly recommended:D

Season is short for those, prices wil go up soon.

€5 for 2kg is very, very cheap given the transit time, cost and quality.

Jellybaby1 · 09-06-2015 12:20am

"Ya get worms off them. "

They add to the flavour!

Jellybaby1 · 09-06-2015 12:22am

vicwatson wrote: »

All delighted to know that im sure...

It IS a thread for real bargains, after all!

wonski · 09-06-2015 12:23am

_Tombstone_ wrote: »

Ya get worms off them.

Pesticides = no worms.

No pesticides = worms.

I actually have no problem with naturally grown fruit that is eaten by other forms of life.

What worries me is the amount of fruit and vegetables that no worm would touch;)

allthedoyles · 09-06-2015 12:36am

I look forward to the blueberry season on the local mountain - another month or so should be there

vicwatson · 09-06-2015 9:43pm

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

It IS a thread for real bargains, after all!

Yeh? So where's the bargain??....oh I have to wait until September for it. Doh.

allthedoyles · 09-06-2015 10:14pm

Hey vic , if there is a berry bargain , I have no doubt you will find it first

:)

Jellybaby1 · 09-06-2015 10:51pm

vicwatson wrote: »

Yeh? So where's the bargain??....oh I have to wait until September for it. Doh.

Well, yes. Doh! No matter what way you look at it, 'free' is always a bargain.

Muahahaha · 11-06-2015 4:25pm

Saw 300g Strawberries in Lidl for €1.99 yesterday

deiseindublin · 11-06-2015 6:16pm

2kg of fresh cherries (Spanish) in SV Ballinteer today for €5, sign said a saving of €14.96. Bought 2 boxes of them and 1st is nearly gone.

Not sure if it's in every branch.

yoshimitsu · 12-06-2015 9:13am

I live in dublin city center... where is the best/nearest spot to go pick wild blueberries?? not that i would do it on a ongoing basis but sounds like a nice activity to do with the family on a nice summer day

camz09 · 13-06-2015 6:48pm

Can confirm the Polish shop in Coolmine /Blancharstown ('Polo Store') sells 2kg Strawberries for 4.95. They're not bad, not the sweetest though, IMO. Will be freezing some for jam-making. Yum!

Cherries also, but no idea about quality (or if it's a good deal)

Cavey · 14-06-2015 8:43pm

Dunnes Stores sell frozen blueberries, 2euro for 300g bag.

They also do frozen raspberries, 2euro for 340g.

dastardly00 · 14-06-2015 8:57pm

Cavey wrote: »

Dunnes Stores sell frozen blueberries, 2euro for 300g bag.

They also do frozen raspberries, 2euro for 340g.

Are they Irish or imported....?

ActingDanClark · 15-06-2015 11:34am

deiseindublin wrote: »

2kg of fresh cherries (Spanish) in SV Ballinteer today for €5, sign said a saving of €14.96. Bought 2 boxes of them and 1st is nearly gone.

Not sure if it's in every branch.

Cherries....branch... That's a cracker!:D

Cavey · 15-06-2015 11:58am

dastardly00 wrote: »

Are they Irish or imported....?

It doesn't state on either where they're from, only that they're packaged in Kildare for the various Dunnes Stores.

They are both absolutely delicious though, use them most days as a topping for my oats.

RainyDay · 15-06-2015 12:12pm

Cavey wrote: »

It doesn't state on either where they're from, only that they're packaged in Kildare for the various Dunnes Stores.

They are both absolutely delicious though, use them most days as a topping for my oats.

FSAI are still recommending that imported frozen berries need to be boiled before use to avoid hepatitis

https://www.fsai.ie/faqs/berries_hepatitis_a.html

vicwatson · 15-06-2015 2:12pm

camz09 wrote: »

Can confirm the Polish shop in Coolmine /Blancharstown ('Polo Store') sells 2kg Strawberries for 4.95. They're not bad, not the sweetest though, IMO. Will be freezing some for jam-making. Yum!

Cherries also, but no idea about quality (or if it's a good deal)

Cherries are a bargain - is that 2kgs for €8.99 ??

Lidl are selling cherries at €12.99 per kg !

vicwatson · 15-06-2015 2:13pm

Lidl still doing the 2 for €3.00 Blackberries this week.

Cavey · 15-06-2015 3:07pm

RainyDay wrote: »

FSAI are still recommending that imported frozen berries need to be boiled before use to avoid hepatitis

https://www.fsai.ie/faqs/berries_hepatitis_a.html

Yeah I assume these are imported since they don't say. I emailed Dunnes anyway to see if they know, probably won't hear back about it though.

CBRLizzie · 15-06-2015 4:50pm

They're doing bowls of cherries for €2 from the prams on Mary Street, gorgeous and you get loads.

Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries & Blackberries

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