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OT Blackberry bushes

RajunCajun
RajunCajun Posts: 1,083
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How do I kill blackberry bushes?
The problem with a problem is that you don't know it's a problem until it's a problem, and that is a big problem.
Holding the company together with three spreadsheets and two cans connected by a long piece of string.
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 7,445
    🐐 goats.
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  • RajunCajun
    RajunCajun Posts: 1,083
    Gulfcoastguy said:
    🐐 goats.
    Killing myself laughing
    The problem with a problem is that you don't know it's a problem until it's a problem, and that is a big problem.
    Holding the company together with three spreadsheets and two cans connected by a long piece of string.
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  • billt01
    billt01 Posts: 1,950
    when life gives you blackberries...

    Make cobbler
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 9,112
    Round up. Or if they are established tie a tow strap to them and pull them out of the ground with your truck.
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,805
    those are about as bad as japanese bamboo weed. i gave up. best thing when planting blackberries is to plant them along the road  along ways away from the house.  large black tarp covered with several inches of mulch for a couple years might slow them down, did not work for the japanese bamboo though
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • RajunCajun
    RajunCajun Posts: 1,083
    alaskanassasin said:
    Round up. Or if they are established tie a tow strap to them and pull them out of the ground with your truck.
     I have tried spraying them with Roundup three or four times.
    The problem with a problem is that you don't know it's a problem until it's a problem, and that is a big problem.
    Holding the company together with three spreadsheets and two cans connected by a long piece of string.
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  • RajunCajun
    RajunCajun Posts: 1,083
    fishlessman said:
    those are about as bad as japanese bamboo weed. i gave up. best thing when planting blackberries is to plant them along the road  along ways away from the house.  large black tarp covered with several inches of mulch for a couple years might slow them down, did not work for the japanese bamboo though
    I didn't plant them....airborn seed I guess
    The problem with a problem is that you don't know it's a problem until it's a problem, and that is a big problem.
    Holding the company together with three spreadsheets and two cans connected by a long piece of string.
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 7,445
    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GMQO0wZBSD8
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  • poster
    poster Posts: 1,367
    Must be our climate, but I have been trying to get them to take here, lol.  I didn't get an edible berry last year.
    I was going to try some pruning before the leaves start to take but was worried I would mess them up and kill them.
     
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,805
    poster said:
    Must be our climate, but I have been trying to get them to take here, lol.  I didn't get an edible berry last year.
    I was going to try some pruning before the leaves start to take but was worried I would mess them up and kill them.
     

    i think they are like blueberries, the berries grow best on two year growth and prune out the 3 or maybe 4 year growth. i have a place i could grow some outside the yard but thinking planting them next to the neighbors apple trees would be better. the neighbor planted them on my side of the property line by about 6 feet even though i marked the line that she had surveyed. the bears like blackberries any ways =) wonder if she likes bears
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 9,112
    RajunCajun said:
    alaskanassasin said:
    Round up. Or if they are established tie a tow strap to them and pull them out of the ground with your truck.
     I have tried spraying them with Roundup three or four times.
    Mix roundup with 24d. 
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • MaskedMarvel
    MaskedMarvel Posts: 3,510
    fishlessman said:
    poster said:
    Must be our climate, but I have been trying to get them to take here, lol.  I didn't get an edible berry last year.
    I was going to try some pruning before the leaves start to take but was worried I would mess them up and kill them.
     

    i think they are like blueberries, the berries grow best on two year growth and prune out the 3 or maybe 4 year growth. i have a place i could grow some outside the yard but thinking planting them next to the neighbors apple trees would be better. the neighbor planted them on my side of the property line by about 6 feet even though i marked the line that she had surveyed. the bears like blackberries any ways =) wonder if she likes bears
    Blueberries also thrive when planted next to different kinds of blueberry plants. Don’t know about other berries??
    Large BGE and Medium BGE
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,805
    poster said:
    Must be our climate, but I have been trying to get them to take here, lol.  I didn't get an edible berry last year.
    I was going to try some pruning before the leaves start to take but was worried I would mess them up and kill them.
     

    was looking at different types, seems theres not many for zone 4.  i would need a zone 4 , 5 is just not enough with the temps here. doyle and illini were the only ones i saw that were zone 4. might be the problem. @maskedmarvel is right, they pollinate better with different varieties as well.
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • poster
    poster Posts: 1,367
    fishlessman said:
    poster said:
    Must be our climate, but I have been trying to get them to take here, lol.  I didn't get an edible berry last year.
    I was going to try some pruning before the leaves start to take but was worried I would mess them up and kill them.
     

    was looking at different types, seems theres not many for zone 4.  i would need a zone 4 , 5 is just not enough with the temps here. doyle and illini were the only ones i saw that were zone 4. might be the problem. @maskedmarvel is right, they pollinate better with different varieties as well.
    I am in 3, but I have a neighbor that has a well established area of them. Maybe I need to try a few other types.
    If you want a good early berry for a cold climate, Haskaps are really good and thrive here. Early berries too, it's nice
    to have something early in the year and not have to wait until late July/August like everything else.
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  • RajunCajun
    RajunCajun Posts: 1,083
    alaskanassasin said:
    RajunCajun said:
    alaskanassasin said:
    Round up. Or if they are established tie a tow strap to them and pull them out of the ground with your truck.
     I have tried spraying them with Roundup three or four times.
    Mix roundup with 24d. 
    That's what I have been trying with no luck
    The problem with a problem is that you don't know it's a problem until it's a problem, and that is a big problem.
    Holding the company together with three spreadsheets and two cans connected by a long piece of string.
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 9,112
    This is the only other thing I can think of and it lists blackberry on the label.  They should sell it at the local Tractor supply 

    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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