Blackberries are the gift that keep on giving! Fairly low maintenance, productive, and tasty. And you can sell the runners for cash or give them away to spread the love!

  • ffmike@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    I’ve got some blackberries planted…in a raised bed surrounded by concrete sidewalks. That way there’s some hope that they won’t spread to take over the entire yard.

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      1 year ago

      I’ve been encouraging mine to spread for two years but the deer and rabbits seem to keep it well in check!

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    1 year ago

    Thanks for the reminder that I should definitely plant some of these. Fresh blackberry jam is heavenly! Definitely one of the most underrated berries imo

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      1 year ago

      There’s nothing like eating them right off the bush in mid-summer, still dusty from road grime and warm and juicy from the hot sun. Heavenly.

      My friend gave me some liqueur from fresh blackberries once. It tasted like a ray of summer sunbeams and I loved it so much that I “saved it for a special occasion” until it went bad.

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        1 year ago

        Oh man, I’m the worst at that. So many wonderful things too precious to eat or drink that I held onto until they could no longer be enjoyed.

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      1 year ago

      In the Pacific Northwest these are a scourge up on the land that we’re losing the fight against.

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    1 year ago

    Awesome, do you know what variety they are? They look to be thornless.

    In my neck of the woods Himalayan blackberries are a super invasive pest that have to be fought tooth and nail, as other commenters mentioned. But the thornless varieties are nice!

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      1 year ago

      They are the Sweetie Pie variety. I really like it, very productive and the fruit is tasty. And yes, they are thornless. I have some thorny raspberries that I made the mistake of putting in a pot where they could escape into soil below and they’ve reached out into my yard now. That was definitely a lesson learned!