Fuchsia paniculata"fruits"

[Lesley Cox]

The jam should be OK I imagine. With sugar and perhaps some lemon juice it would be quite tasty. Most of the large flowered showy kinds have big almost cubic black fruits and these are very edible. maybe a bit bland for regular eating but if you were starving in the south American rain forest.......

[johnstephen29]

....... You'd eat anything & hope it doesn't make you I'll or something worse.

[Maggi Young]

I've eaten quite a lot of fuchsia  fruits of various kinds -  I'm fine - and yes, I will eat pretty much anything!

[johnstephen29]

I suppose people are different the world over, me for instance I wouldn't touch Sharon fruit, tasteless things they are, but if it ment eating those or staving to death I'd force them down 

[ashley]

Merci bien Nicole

[Maggi Young]

Lovely healthy young plants, Ashley - I do love a "cute baby " picture. They are so full of hope.

[fleurbleue]

Well done Ashley  I'm so glad 

[ashley]

Thanks Maggi and Nicole. 
They're lovely little plants and starting to grow quickly now, so may even flower before the end of the summer if all goes well.
It's always such a pleasure to grow new things from seed.

[Lesley Cox]

Lovely to see the little fuchsias up Ashley and Nicole. Mine have just started to germinate after a few days of wet and warm. Today is wet and cold. Winter on its way.

[meanie]

me for instance I wouldn't touch Sharon fruit, tasteless things they are,

What! I can only assume that you are buying them from the major s/markets? They should taste like an extra sweet chestnut that is very juicy.
I buy mine from the local market or Lidl. Only buy the ones that are soft to the touch (not as hard as cricket balls) and even then give them a day or two on top of some bananas. Much like a properly ripe mango they are best eaten in the shower at this stage but oh so lovely!