Blackberries are rampant in Washington state and we pretty much consider them an invasive weed. There is one native variety, the trailing blackberry, but all of the evergreen versions are invasive from either Europe or Asia. We’ve got some trailing out of the woods on our back property line that I think are native and I’m looking forward to picking them later this summer for pies and jam.
If you’re not careful they can take over your lot, your yard or even swallow an old barn.
Yikes! That’s quite a picture. We have a corner of our yard that is overrun with blackberry. We plan to get rid of it this year, but then we’ll have to put up a fence - currently, the blackberry is the main barrier between the chickens and our neighbor’s property when I let them free range.
What an awesome picture!
I thought your new orange kitchen was cool but now you get to pick blackberries on the back of the property! That’s fabulous. I buy blackberry jam at the farmers market but each time I eat it I think of picking them as a kid at my great grandmothers place from the sides of the chicken houses. By the bucket fulls. I wish I were close I would help you pick.
Denise - don’t get rid of them all! What will you make jam with?
Wendy - I know! My mom actually took it when she was here.
Katrina - come on up, you’re welcome to help pick anytime.