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Post by snuffy on Jul 17, 2017 21:16:57 GMT -5
Hey folks! Got to Whidbey Island next to Seattle yesterday.Temps are certainly better than back in Texas
We were riding around yesterday and I saw a huge berry vine loaded down with berries.Then I started noticing them about everywhere we went Googled and saw they were probably the noxious Himalayan strain.Just curious,do the people around here eat them? Looks to be enough around to feed the state. Looks like they are just now beginning to ripen.Had to try one I found ripe
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Post by Rockoonz on Jul 17, 2017 22:43:54 GMT -5
We definitely eat them. The Himalayans are great for pies and good old freezer jam, but if I find a patch of the native trailing blackberry I'm definitely in heaven. The smaller berries are way more tasty, especially by the handful on a hike.
Then there's the salmonberries, like what raspberries should taste like.
My personal favorite is the wild strawberry, the size of a large pea, and incredibly tasty. Found at higher elevations in late summer and early fall. Might have to search an acre of alpine meadow to get 2 or 3 nice handfuls, but worth it.
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Post by snuffy on Jul 17, 2017 23:05:48 GMT -5
We definitely eat them. The Himalayans are great for pies and good old freezer jam, but if I find a patch of the native trailing blackberry I'm definitely in heaven. The smaller berries are way more tasty, especially by the handful on a hike. Then there's the salmonberries, like what raspberries should taste like. My personal favorite is the wild strawberry, the size of a large pea, and incredibly tasty. Found at higher elevations in late summer and early fall. Might have to search an acre of alpine meadow to get 2 or 3 nice handfuls, but worth it. I was amazed at the size of the bush and how it was absolutely loaded with berries. Compared to mine at home I just finished picking a couple weeks ago.
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Post by coloradocliff on Jul 17, 2017 23:26:53 GMT -5
We definitely eat them. The Himalayans are great for pies and good old freezer jam, but if I find a patch of the native trailing blackberry I'm definitely in heaven. The smaller berries are way more tasty, especially by the handful on a hike. Then there's the salmonberries, like what raspberries should taste like. My personal favorite is the wild strawberry, the size of a large pea, and incredibly tasty. Found at higher elevations in late summer and early fall. Might have to search an acre of alpine meadow to get 2 or 3 nice handfuls, but worth it. I was amazed at the size of the bush and how it was absolutely loaded with berries. Compared to mine at home I just finished picking a couple weeks ago. What variety pf blackberry you growing down there Snuffy. Hot and humid north of Houston. Must be hard for a blackberry to thrive or no? Mine are just sizing up good in Colorado . Grow Triple Crown for the area. Tested 15 varieties, including the much touted and disappointing Doyle, and Triple Crown is best for our mountain valleys at 6,000 ft. Thornless, productive, huge and tasty. Your mileage may vary.
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Post by quartz on Jul 17, 2017 23:29:27 GMT -5
Come back next year snuffy, and you will likely see that bush being about twice as big as this year. Birds spread the seeds like crazy, it grows like crazy, and it makes most people crazy trying to control it; but the berries sure are good.
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Post by snuffy on Jul 17, 2017 23:39:08 GMT -5
I was amazed at the size of the bush and how it was absolutely loaded with berries. Compared to mine at home I just finished picking a couple weeks ago. What variety pf blackberry you growing down there Snuffy. Hot and humid north of Houston. Must be hard for a blackberry to thrive or no? Mine are just sizing up good in Colorado . Grow Triple Crown for the area. Tested 15 varieties, including the much touted and disappointing Doyle, and Triple Crown is best for our mountain valleys at 6,000 ft. Thornless, productive, huge and tasty. Your mileage may vary. I have the best luck with the Arapaho variety, thornless and good producer.Ripens over a months time,pick some every day.Good size. We have varieties developed to go well in our area.Brazos berries are popular,however very thorny,no more getting stuck for me, all thornless from now on!!
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Post by coloradocliff on Jul 18, 2017 0:59:22 GMT -5
Come back next year snuffy , and you will likely see that bush being about twice as big as this year. Birds spread the seeds like crazy, it grows like crazy, and it makes most people crazy trying to control it; but the berries sure are good. Yep, Berries and everything grows well in Oregon, at least the western half. Lived in Portland, St Johns , when it was nice. Everything I planted grew like a weed. Of course now everyone grows weed. hehehehe Darn blackberries will root where ever the branches touch the ground. An easy propagator in the nursery.
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