black berrys

[wvwatertrapper]

I remember when I was four or five my dad would my into the cow pashte to pick black berries I had a old coffee can with a shoe string for a lanyard and he would tell me only come back when the can was full it would take me three hours to fill the can becuse two out of three berries hit my mouth not the can.  


 

[patricimo54]

Got to love those fresh wild blackberries.

[trapperbud]

I loved them when I was a kid . Know it's hard to find anywhere to pick them that you don't have worry about them being sprayed with something . So last year I started my own black berry and raspberry patch .

[Jack of all Trapping]

Apr 17, 2014 17:26:00 GMT -5 trapperbud said:

I loved them when I was a kid . Know it's hard to find anywhere to pick them that you don't have worry about them being sprayed with something . So last year I started my own black berry and raspberry patch .

There you go!!! Did the same myself 3 yrs ago. Didn't realize they would spread the way they did. I also put in lowbush blueberries at the time. I make a lot of jam with them and give to friends at Christmas.

[trapperbud]

Mine doing the same thing . Planning on moving some and expanding .

[rhyla]

They grow wild all over the place here. Our town even has a festival for them in August. So yummy!

[hillbilly]

if i dont stay on top of my red raspberries, with in a week i could loose the place, those things spread like a vicious rumor.

I havent had a good year of finding wild berries in awhile. I find enough to eat while i pick, thats about it.

[bowslinger]

hope too get some picked here this year getting low on black berry jam its my fav kind with peanut butter and toast or sandwich hungry now

[mitrapline]

We have black berry's all over our property. They are a welcome sight come time to make jam. I recently read an article that said it isn't good to have black berry's and raspberry's growing together. Anyone have any insight on this?

[Jack of all Trapping]

Apr 20, 2014 7:55:48 GMT -5 mitrapline said:

We have black berry's all over our property. They are a welcome sight come time to make jam. I recently read an article that said it isn't good to have black berry's and raspberry's growing together. Anyone have any insight on this?

Several years back, the wild raspberries tended to have some type of "berry" virus that affected themselves and other types of berries.
I have a mix of wild and "store bought" berries from Tractor Supply. I have religiously maintained them for 8 years and produce a nice crop of  blues, blacks, and reds. The reds need a lot of attention because they tend to wander a lot and try to choke out the other varieties. Heres what I did.. I took 5 gal. pails and cut the bottoms out. I buried the pails in the ground. I planted my plants in them ( 1 per pail) about 8 years ago and haven't had a root problem between them. The roots tend to grow straight down in the pails. I do cut the bushes right down to 4 inches in the late Fall. I throw a pile of leaves on top and forget them til Spring. I have planted my Horseradish and Rhubarb the same way with no problem. I still have about 2 qt. bags of each in the freezer. The rest went to jam.

One last note: I planted 3 rows of berries. 10 plants per row. The first row is all blue, the second is all black, and 3rd is all red. 3 feet between rows. When the snow is gone and I can get a pic of the setup I will. Still have 5 inches here.

[mitrapline]

Apr 20, 2014 9:08:30 GMT -5 Jack of all Trapping said:

Apr 20, 2014 7:55:48 GMT -5 mitrapline said:

We have black berry's all over our property. They are a welcome sight come time to make jam. I recently read an article that said it isn't good to have black berry's and raspberry's growing together. Anyone have any insight on this?

Several years back, the wild raspberries tended to have some type of "berry" virus that affected themselves and other types of berries.
I have a mix of wild and "store bought" berries from Tractor Supply. I have religiously maintained them for 8 years and produce a nice crop of  blues, blacks, and reds. The reds need a lot of attention because they tend to wander a lot and try to choke out the other varieties. Heres what I did.. I took 5 gal. pails and cut the bottoms out. I buried the pails in the ground. I planted my plants in them ( 1 per pail) about 8 years ago and haven't had a root problem between them. The roots tend to grow straight down in the pails. I do cut the bushes right down to 4 inches in the late Fall. I throw a pile of leaves on top and forget them til Spring. I have planted my Horseradish and Rhubarb the same way with no problem. I still have about 2 qt. bags of each in the freezer. The rest went to jam.

One last note: I planted 3 rows of berries. 10 plants per row. The first row is all blue, the second is all black, and 3rd is all red. 3 feet between rows. When the snow is gone and I can get a pic of the setup I will. Still have 5 inches here.

Thanks for the help Jack! Your response brought up another question: I usually don't cut them back in the Fall. I normally cut the "dead" or brown stalks to the ground in the Spring. The green stems produce for me. Sounds like you have a pretty big patch of berries. I have a ten plant row along a split rail fence. Thanks again for the help......looking forward to seeing pics if you get them.