Where can I buy mayhaw berries?

[GarGuy]

You know, AC, I never even thought about looking at my lease on the South end of the County for Mayhaw trees! I may take a run out there this weekend and see if I can find any... If they're not in the water, chances are the hogs will have gotten any that have dropped.

Used to be a BIG mayhaw flat on the Neches River just upstream from where HWY 94 crosses the river that we used to go to in wet years and wade with a small Jon Boat and just seine them and scoop 'em in the boat. Whole dang family would have a jelly-makin' at my grandma's house... Man what memories!! My dad used to keep his .22 pistol in the bib pocket of his over-alls for snakes!

There is a huge my gas flat in the big slough wilderness area. All my life we gathered Mayhaws there and mom made jelly until about 8 years ago. Suddenly it was so full of giant alligators that wading chest deep water to sein Mayhaws wasn't appealing anymore.

[CoolHandLuke]

[SaltwaterSlick]

There is a huge my gas flat in the big slough wilderness area. All my life we gathered Mayhaws there and mom made jelly until about 8 years ago. Suddenly it was so full of giant alligators that wading chest deep water to sein Mayhaws wasn't appealing anymore.

You know Steve back when we used to do that, there really weren't many gators. It seems the gator population exploded when the big lakes went in (Rayburn and Livingston, even Conroe)...

[Grndchecker]

If I remember right, a box of SureJell has a recipe inside it for plum jelly. You can follow the same directions to make mayhaw

Thank you.
Took my wife and both of my daughters to my lease yesterday to get some Mayhaws. Slim pickings and the mosquitoes were terrible. Ended up with about four gallons of berries, but it took us four hours to do it.

[AntlerCollector]

Thank you.
Took my wife and both of my daughters to my lease yesterday to get some Mayhaws. Slim pickings and the mosquitoes were terrible. Ended up with about four gallons of berries, but it took us four hours to do it.

Ouch! That’s the kind of work I was trying to avoid.

[RascalArms]

Love me some mayhaw jelly that’s for sure. Pretty hard to find nowadays but I’ve been lucky to get it at a small family orchard up here the last few years. Ham’s Orchard in Elmo usually has it. They should open about mid May...that is if the COVID doesn’t screw that up this year. 🤔

[Grndchecker]

Ended up with 3 gallon bags full of Mayhaws and that turned into 16 jars of jelly. Can't wait to try it. First attempt at making jelly.

[CoolHandLuke]

Ended up with 3 gallon bags full of Mayhaws and that turned into 16 jars of jelly. Can't wait to try it. First attempt at making jelly.

Looks good!

[Grndchecker]

Looks good!

Thanks, but my wife did most of the work today while I was at work. Couldn’t wait to get home and try it, and let me tell you it is excellent!!

[Baygall]

I have about 20 trees. The late frost pretty much decimated my crop this year.

[marshman]

Question-I've always heard that mayhaw trees grow well in wet areas. I bought 6 trees this year to plant and was told by the owners of the nursery to plant them in well drained dry soil. The nursery only dealt with mayhaws and no other trees or plants so I figured they knew what they were talking about. I planted them in an area that stays pretty dry so I hope they do ok.

[Baygall]

Question-I've always heard that mayhaw trees grow well in wet areas. I bought 6 trees this year to plant and was told by the owners of the nursery to plant them in well drained dry soil. The nursery only dealt with mayhaws and no other trees or plants so I figured they knew what they were talking about. I planted them in an area that stays pretty dry so I hope they do ok.

Mine are planted on a sandy, well drained hill. They do great.
I’ve read lots of research papers on mayhaws. A&M had an article
stating for maximum production they should be planted in well drained
sandy loam soil.

[marshman]

Mine are planted on a sandy, well drained hill. They do great.
I’ve read lots of research papers on mayhaws. A&M had an article
stating for maximum production they should be planted in well drained
sandy loam soil.

Thanks for the information! I feel better now!

[GarGuy]

Mine are planted on a sandy, well drained hill. They do great.
I’ve read lots of research papers on mayhaws. A&M had an article
stating for maximum production they should be planted in well drained
sandy loam soil.

That's strange. Every wild Mayhaws I ever saw grew in a pond and had standing water most of the year.

[Grndchecker]

Well my wife wanted to make more Mayhaw jelly for some reason and we went back to my lease Monday to try again. We tried other areas and none of the trees had berries left. We went back to where we went last week and some trees had a few left. Seemed to be a little bigger and better quality this time. Took the two of us a long time, mosquitoes were worse and seemed to love OFF, and we ended up with three gallons of berries. She made 29 half pint jars today.