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Blackberry Season

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Western Realty

Blackberry season! It is the time of year when you swear they can grow 3 ft. in a single day. Time too tame the weed. One has to dress as if they were in medieval times with armor as to protect themselves from the nasty thorns of which tend to put one on the edge of total frustration. Several way's one can control this nasty weed. One is to spray with "Crossbow" (found at your local hardware store). Though I am not a advocate of spraying in the right application it can prove effective with minimal effect on our environment. The other way(very environmentally friendly) is to cut the vine close to the ground. If you can re-cut every couple of weeks the plant will die. Although for several years you might deal with

new seedling sprouts they too will fade away with cutting every couple of weeks. If one does this just prior to winter and a hard frost comes along that also can assist in killing the plant as their root system is very shallow.

There is the tip for the day for Blackberry control. 

 

Comments (2)

Kim Delia
Remax Professional Associates - Charlton, MA
Realty Delia Group

Thanks for the information...nothing like fruit of the season...all the best

Aug 01, 2011 03:19 AM
Brenda Mayette
Miranda Real Estate Group, Inc. - Glenville, NY
Getting results w/ knowledge & know-how!

Ahhhh..... yummy blackberries! Not the "where is my Blackberry" appendage?! LOL!!!

Aug 01, 2011 03:35 AM