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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
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 Posted - Oct 06 2005 : 08:46:15 AM
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I know some of you have wild blackberries and find them to overtake everything and are constantly trying to keep them in check. Others of you want blackberries. Cisco Morris, Master Gardner, has a warning about a rust disease that affects the future of blackberries that is urgent!
If you have blackberries, or they are in your future plans, have a read:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/nwgardens/243453_ciscoe06.html
May the sun bring you new energy by day, may the moon softly restore you by night, may the rain wash away your worries, may the breeze blow new strength into your being, may you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life. ~~Apache Blessing
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quiltedess
True Blue Farmgirl
296 Posts
Nancy
Priest River
ID
USA
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Posted - Oct 06 2005 : 09:12:32 AM
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Well, I guess I don't hate them THAT much. Though, as far as I know the Himalayan Blackberries are not a native plant, and not sure that there are any native blackberries here, it is really too bad that the better behaved blackberries will have to suffer.
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Fabulous Farm Femmes
True Blue Farmgirl
792 Posts
Diane
Lakebay, Tacoma
WA
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Posted - Oct 06 2005 : 11:04:19 AM
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| Native Northwesterners: isn't it odd to think that when Lewis and Clark were here, there were NO Himalayan blackberries, no huckleberries, no scotchbroom ? There were humongous trees with ferns underneath, period.When we cleared the forests early in our statehood, we allowed the invasive non natives to flourish.Persoanlly I am gonna have a word with who ever introduced two of those species if I ever meet them in the afterlife! |
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quiltedess
True Blue Farmgirl
296 Posts
Nancy
Priest River
ID
USA
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Posted - Oct 06 2005 : 12:36:04 PM
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Yes, and a LOT of those trees were cleared for our beloved farms. A lot of farm girls are upset by developers . . . but weren't the farmers developers also? The world is constantly changing and we must constantly adapt. Some farm land I have seen is returning to its wild origins, it makes me sad, but . . .
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Eileen
True Blue Farmgirl
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Eileen
USA
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Posted - Oct 07 2005 : 1:31:08 PM
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Thanks Clare,
I get $40.00 a gallon for the low ground creeping vine variety from the local restraunts who bake their own pies. This variety of blackberry is not invasive but grows under the other variety. I whack the big Hymalayan ones down to get to the other ones. They have a smaller sweeter berry with very tiny seeds so they are preferred for pies. It is a local specialty and sells very quickly. I will be sorry if this fungus kills these berries too.
Eileen
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