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Hi Larry,
My daughtor lives in Spokane WA which is much different in both
weather and soil from here in western
Oregon. Several years ago while visiting me she picked some wild 'Oregon
Blackberries' and fell in love
with them. I cut several 'shoots' for her and she took them home with her.
Since they are wild here and
extremely hard to get rid of once they get a start in an unwanted area I
warned her about keeping an eye
on the growth and spreading of them if they started growing in her area.
She took them home and planted them in a corner of her back yard and
waited to see if they would grow.
Within about two or three seasons they had taken over her backyard, went
under the wood fence and into her
neighbors back yard. Once they create a 'bulb' under the ground they go
out in all directions and the
only way to perminately get rid of them is to keep digging until you
locate the 'big' bulb and all of it's
root 'shoots'.
Now, having said all this, if you stay on top of them and keep them
from getting too large they bear
some fantastic berries. If you want to try it in Utah, get some shoots
the next time you visit western
Oregon and enjoy the berries if they survive the trip home, the different
soil, temperature change, etc.
Personally, I think they'd probably grow nearly anywhere that the weather
isn't toooooo extreme. They
like lots of water and when they start to bare the new berries they like
lots of sun along with the
water. The ripe berries are quite large, very black and extreemly sweet
and juicy. Personally, I like
their flavor better than either the Loganberries or the Marionberries, but
maybe I'm just prejudice
because they are so plentiful around here.
About two months ago I took out a pretty large patch of Blackberry
Bushes on a slope in the field just
below my house. I cut them all down with the 'Brush-hog' on the back of
my tractor. Then I got the
'Weed-eater' after them and cut them down to the dirt. Yesterday I noticed
that there are several new,
bright green leaves comiing up out of the ground already. I dug down and
got several of the bulbs but I
obviously missed some.
Do this at your own risk, but I think the risk is worth the delicious
berries and yes, the thorns are
definately 'viscious'!!
Bob Saville
Eugene, OR
Larry Wilkins wrote:
> ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following
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>
> Every time I come into the North West, I hurt myself just eating them
off the vines. I end up with a
> belly ache, and severe scarring on arms and legs. But, the physical
pain is well worth it. I've many
> times wondered if the damned things won't grow here in Utah. Anyone
know?
>
> Larry
>
> Georgia Trehey wrote:
>
> > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following
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> >
> > Wayne,
> >
> > We make plenty of good things from our abundant blackberries in
Humboldt
> > County, CA, too. (Redwood country) Come visiting here and I'll take
you
> > to the Eatery in scenic Trinidad, CA. That little cafe has the BEST
> > blackberry cobbler. It will make you hurt yourself! :-)
> >
> > Spook
> >
> > PS The offer is open to anyone else who is travelling through also.
> >
> > > Hi.
> > >
> > > I spent a good deal of last week on the backroads of Oregon doing
> > > field strength measurements. ( that's what real retired guys do!)
> > > and I never saw so many good looking blackberry vines. but none
> > > of the restaurants had anything made out of blackberries. No
> > > jams, jellies, pies, ice cream, or cobbler! I wonder why?
> > > Wayne
> > > --
> > > Mr. D. Wayne Woollard, CPBE
> > > AIM: DWWoollard
> > > ICQ: 124132836
> > >
> > > "Why fly a Spam can when you can have fun and fly an Ercoupe?"
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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